NASA shares incredible throwback image of India glowing during Diwali

It is Friday, vember 5, and India is trying to get over Diwali celebrations that made entire country glow with grace yesterday. While country is still recovering from post-Diwali hangover, NASA shared a throwback picture this morning, demonstrating how our country looks from in night when we light diyas (earn lamps). As per NASA's description, im was snapped in 2012 by  Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) camera equipped on  Suomi NPP satellite, offering a stunning view of South-Eastern nation.

In a picture posted by NASA History Office, it revealed details of im taken in infrared on night of vember 12, 2012. 

Here's how NASA captured im

As VIIRS camera's full name suggests, it captured im in infrared during night. According to NASA,  im is based on data collected by VIIRS “day-night band”, which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared. Since re is short of multicoloured light during Diwali, camera was easily able to pick up lights having longer wavelengths. However,  im has been brightened to make city lights easier to distinguish, says NASA. 

This majestic im should t be mistaken for one that circulates on social media every Diwali. For those brainstorming to remember  fake picture, take a look at example below. 

above im has thing to do with festival of lights, rar it is a colour-composite im created in 2003 by AA scientist Chris Elvidge to highlight population growth over time. White areas in im show city lights that were visible prior to 1992, while blue, green, and red shades indicate city lights that became visible in 1992, 1998, and 2003 respectively. 

But ncy did make Indians happy as it shared ar glittering picture of universe and wished "all those who celebrate".

Im: Twitter/@NASAHistory