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This place in Kazakhstan is lit! https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.62&lat=48.7573&lon=56.4363 https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.62&lat=48.7573

This place in Kazakhstan is lit! https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.62&lat=48.7573&lon=56.4363 https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.62&lat=48.7573&lo...

afterburner 5y ago
Check out this spot in northern Siberia: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.58&lat=67.9757&lon=84.3369&layers=B0FFFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.58&lat=67.9757&lo...
- iguessthislldo 5y ago
  I was drawn to that same spot because it was big but there's no city there on the map. I opened google map to see what was there and found this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/@67.8026005,83.5182673,7566m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x44a7c54bec97f1e5:0x8da955b4d0f347f8!8m2!3d67.8065705!4d83.5529995 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/... Seems to be an oil field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vankor_Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vankor_Field Also didn't google it as much, but it looks like oil fields in Texas give off plenty of light as well: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9.14&lat=28.6928&lon=-98.5407&layers=B0FFFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9.14&lat=28.6928&lo...
  - shuntress 5y ago
    I was looking at this same spot. People have uploaded some great pictures from there[0]! [0] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/@67.806579,83.5536382,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPa3fvC5dYVeF1usR7BsCNuOogmd58qYG547Uuj!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPa3fvC5dYVeF1usR7BsCNuOogmd58qYG547Uuj%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i2560!8i1440!4m7!3m6!1s0x44a7c54bec97f1e5:0x8da955b4d0f347f8!8m2!3d67.8065705!4d83.5529995!14m1!1BCgIgAQ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/...
baltimore 5y ago
Oil field or something? https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2%B014'12.6%22N+57%C2%B021'04.7%22E/@48.2440419,57.323393,6679m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d48.23682!4d57.35131 https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2%B014'12.6%22N+57%C2%...
- hbosch 5y ago
  I assume it must be. The incredibly bright spots at Keene, North Dakota and the northern edge of Alaska have similar low population/bright spots.
  - s1mon 5y ago
    Seems like the right answer. I was looking around on some maps until I found things marked SWD - which is Salt Water Disposal. Apparently the "safe" way to dispose of the used fluids from fracking. https://www.google.com/maps/search/swd+north+dakota/@47.6690802,-102.8006158,34269m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1 https://www.google.com/maps/search/swd+north+dakota/@47.6690...

This place in Kazakhstan is lit! https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.62&lat=48.7573&lon=56.4363 https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.62&lat=48.7573&lo...

afterburner 5y ago

Check out this spot in northern Siberia: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.58&lat=67.9757&lon=84.3369&layers=B0FFFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=5.58&lat=67.9757&lo...

iguessthislldo 5y ago
I was drawn to that same spot because it was big but there's no city there on the map. I opened google map to see what was there and found this: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/@67.8026005,83.5182673,7566m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x44a7c54bec97f1e5:0x8da955b4d0f347f8!8m2!3d67.8065705!4d83.5529995 https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/... Seems to be an oil field: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vankor_Field https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vankor_Field Also didn't google it as much, but it looks like oil fields in Texas give off plenty of light as well: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9.14&lat=28.6928&lon=-98.5407&layers=B0FFFFFFTFFFFFFFFFF https://www.lightpollutionmap.info/#zoom=9.14&lat=28.6928&lo...
- shuntress 5y ago
  I was looking at this same spot. People have uploaded some great pictures from there[0]! [0] https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/@67.806579,83.5536382,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPa3fvC5dYVeF1usR7BsCNuOogmd58qYG547Uuj!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPa3fvC5dYVeF1usR7BsCNuOogmd58qYG547Uuj%3Dw203-h114-k-no!7i2560!8i1440!4m7!3m6!1s0x44a7c54bec97f1e5:0x8da955b4d0f347f8!8m2!3d67.8065705!4d83.5529995!14m1!1BCgIgAQ https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vankor+manufacturing+site/...

baltimore 5y ago

Oil field or something? https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2%B014'12.6%22N+57%C2%B021'04.7%22E/@48.2440419,57.323393,6679m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d48.23682!4d57.35131 https://www.google.com/maps/place/48%C2%B014'12.6%22N+57%C2%...

hbosch 5y ago
I assume it must be. The incredibly bright spots at Keene, North Dakota and the northern edge of Alaska have similar low population/bright spots.
- s1mon 5y ago
  Seems like the right answer. I was looking around on some maps until I found things marked SWD - which is Salt Water Disposal. Apparently the "safe" way to dispose of the used fluids from fracking. https://www.google.com/maps/search/swd+north+dakota/@47.6690802,-102.8006158,34269m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1 https://www.google.com/maps/search/swd+north+dakota/@47.6690...