(ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility)
- A December 2017 photo from the ISS shows green lights in the waters off Thailand.
- Each green dot pictured is a fishing boat, using bright green lights to attract and catch squid.
From International Space Station, everything looks a little bit different and in many cases, more beautiful. Being 254 miles above Earth offers a different perspective of things we see in everyday life.
In the December 2017 photo above, a photo taken from the ISS shows not only Bangkok, Thailand’s largest city made up of 9 million people, and Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s largest city with some 1.5 million people, but also a unique view of the fishing industry.
Each green dot you see in the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman Sea is a fishing vessel, casting a bright green light on the boat to attract plankton and fish in the area. Both are the meal of choice for…
