If zoomed in, it is wild that apart from Pyongyang, the next biggest concentration of light spots in the DPRK is the surroundings of the DMZ…
ConcealedCove on
**cloud**
hipposaregood on
I bet the sky looks beautiful at night in the North. Probably not beautiful enough to counter-out having to live there but still.
oscarsowner on
It’s absolutely fascinating isn’t it. Would love to see what it’s like there, but without actually going there!
pb2614z on
Very small carbon footprint ya got there DPRK.
Say what you will about the hermit kingdom, they aren’t to blame for climate change.🤣
HoratioPLivingston on
Was just about to say. The lack of city lights must produce a spectacular views of the night sky.
FourTheyNo on
Look how peaceful and beautiful the northern part is, no annoying city lights and such. I bet that place is downright heavenly!
watchman28 on
I kind of want to ask why it’s called the yellow sea but I fear the answer is racism.
Klotzster on
The amount of electricity needed to light those place names…
AdScared6271 on
Thank the US for that! (Korean War)
Thac0 on
Well, stargazing in N. Korea has to be amazing without any light pollution.
ursastara on
Capitalism works if you work really hard
Repulsive-Shallot-79 on
so what kinda observatorys do they have over there?
Tweettweetimmabird on
Bet the lit up part is where Kim lives
Cali_Fornication69 on
This map cuts out Busan, which is at the very south eastern point of South Korea. I’m sure that city would be super bright as well (if not as bright as Seoul).
Substantial-Tone-576 on
Is the Yellow Sea racist or something?
Pale-Bar-7107 on
Internet banned in the north everything closed at night, there’s no reason to light up the streets I suppose
MostNeighborhood68 on
The other side can see in the dark, no problem.
Imlooloo on
The main power plant for Pyongyang is the Pukchang hydro electric plant which produces over 1600MW with no emissions.
Bonus factoid- Over 50% of NK has access to electric power but it’s usually limited on how much is sent down the lines each day. Sometimes just a couple hours a day so you wouldn’t see it lit up at night for most of the country.
mizirian on
Lil Kim over there doing his part to fight climate change.
later-g8r on
I don’t know anything about NK or the leader of NK but I’m pretty sure I know which dot he lives in. Just sayin…
ParadoxicallyWise on
Looks like neural connections
BlackWoodHarambe on
Good guy Kim fighting to eliminate light pollution!
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If zoomed in, it is wild that apart from Pyongyang, the next biggest concentration of light spots in the DPRK is the surroundings of the DMZ…
**cloud**
I bet the sky looks beautiful at night in the North. Probably not beautiful enough to counter-out having to live there but still.
It’s absolutely fascinating isn’t it. Would love to see what it’s like there, but without actually going there!
Very small carbon footprint ya got there DPRK.
Say what you will about the hermit kingdom, they aren’t to blame for climate change.🤣
Was just about to say. The lack of city lights must produce a spectacular views of the night sky.
Look how peaceful and beautiful the northern part is, no annoying city lights and such. I bet that place is downright heavenly!
I kind of want to ask why it’s called the yellow sea but I fear the answer is racism.
The amount of electricity needed to light those place names…
Thank the US for that! (Korean War)
Well, stargazing in N. Korea has to be amazing without any light pollution.
Capitalism works if you work really hard
so what kinda observatorys do they have over there?
Bet the lit up part is where Kim lives
This map cuts out Busan, which is at the very south eastern point of South Korea. I’m sure that city would be super bright as well (if not as bright as Seoul).
Is the Yellow Sea racist or something?
Internet banned in the north everything closed at night, there’s no reason to light up the streets I suppose
The other side can see in the dark, no problem.
The main power plant for Pyongyang is the Pukchang hydro electric plant which produces over 1600MW with no emissions.
Bonus factoid- Over 50% of NK has access to electric power but it’s usually limited on how much is sent down the lines each day. Sometimes just a couple hours a day so you wouldn’t see it lit up at night for most of the country.
Lil Kim over there doing his part to fight climate change.
I don’t know anything about NK or the leader of NK but I’m pretty sure I know which dot he lives in. Just sayin…
Looks like neural connections
Good guy Kim fighting to eliminate light pollution!
Glory to Juche 🙌🏾
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