Images Dated 31st May 2005

Denmark - Sweden border, satellite image

Denmark. Satellite image of the European country of Denmark (left) and the surrounding area. North is at top. Water is blue, vegetation is green, urban areas are grey and the shallow coastal waters are light blue. The area here is about 550 by 400 kilometres. The Danish mainland is at left, with several large Danish islands in the straits between the mainland and the lakes and forests of southern Sweden (upper right). The North Sea is to upper left, and the Baltic Sea to lower right. The major cities are Malmo (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark), facing each other across the straits at centre right

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An SH-60 Seahawk

San Diego, California, May 31, 2005 - Photographers practiced a new Creative Lighting System while photographing an SH-60 helicopter at Naval Air Station North Island. The wireless system was designed to overcome lighting challenges without the use of cumbersome studio lights

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Europe

Europe. Satellite image centred on Europe. North converges towards top. Water is blue, vegetation is green, arid areas are brown, and snow and ice are white. The terrain of Europe varies from arid, dusty areas (brown) to fields, forests and plains (green). Mountain ranges include (left to right): the Pyrenees, the Alps, and the Carpathians. Snow and ice is seen on mountains in Scandinavia and Iceland (upper left). Seas are the Mediterranean Sea (lower centre), the Black Sea, Caspian Sea and Red Sea (lower right), the Baltic Sea and North Sea (upper centre) and the Atlantic Ocean (left). Also seen are Greenland (top left), Russia and the Middle East (right), and North Africa (bottom). For this area at night, see E074/056

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