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Originally Posted by TrevorW
In this case, auroras, fires, and other stray light have been removed to emphasize the city lights.
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This statement was made in the original article for the cleaned up version of North and South American images. I suspect this statement is in a "general comments" field within the DB Schema and is repeated through tagging in the website, as all articles make *exactly* the same statement, with the first paragraph being image specific.
Also, the conspiracy was directly addressed by NASA
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Originally Posted by NASA
In the bright areas of western Australia, there are no nearby cities or industrial sites but, scientists have confirmed, there were fires in the area when Suomi NPP made passes over the region. This has been confirmed by other data collected by the satellite.
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Look, I realize that you "
Want To Believe", but honestly, lex parsimoniae. I may also be wrong, but I view this as a clear prima facie case.