The image above which has been artificially brightened shows what india looked like from space on a night during diwali.
India satellite image live on diwali.
India today anti fake news war room afwa has found the post to be misleading.
The real picture of india from space on a diwali night was a black and white photo taken on november 12 2012 by the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi npp satellite.
The image was tweeted by an astronaut with the european space agency.
The image is in fact many images to show how population has grown in india from 1992 to 2003.
The image shows what india looks like from space on a typical diwali night or that matter on any night according to nasa.
A picture of india on diwali taken from space by nasa has by now become a standing joke.
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This is not an image of india taken by a nasa satellite on diwali night but a composite of satellite photos of india created by the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa in 2003 to highlight population growth over time.
On the left is an image released by nasa earth observatory on december 5 2012 that shows india during diwali celebrations on the night of november 12 2012.
Like the fake image this also is an image clicked in november 2012.
This is what india looked like from space in 2012.
Prime minister modi who had had on friday urged people to turn off lights at their homes for nine minutes at 9 pm to display the country s collective resolve.
Some claim it shows india during diwali but it doesn t.
Yes it s a real satellite image but it s a composite with.
This image of india has been circulating on the internet for years.