Astronaut catches Christchurch earth hour

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Astronaut catches Christchurch earth hour
Astronaut catches Christchurch's 'perfect grid'
MICHAEL FIELD
Last updated 13:49 24/03/2013

A Canadian astronaut on the International Space Station caught a glimpse of Christchurch just after last night’s Earth Hour ended.

A Canadian astronaut on the International Space Station caught a glimpse of Christchurch just after last night's Earth Hour ended.

The international effort involves cutting lights and electricity use between 8.30pm and 9.30pm in an effort to cut carbon emissions.

Aboard the International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield, who has made a speciality out of photographing the Earth said on Twitter he was going to photograph the Earth Hour efforts.

A little while later he said it turned out that orbital mechanics did not support seeing the lights out effort.

But in one of his pictures he caught Christchurch just after Earth Hour ended.

"The perfect grid system of the downtown core is clearly visible," he says.


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I can make out my street Suezy good find.