Mere words to not do this slide show justice. Pay special attention to each slide. Sandstorms leaving North Africa towards the Atlantic --Canary Islands. Satellite photos of Europe and Africa at night on a cloudless day.

Lights are already on in Paris, Barcelona but not in London, Lisbon or Madrid, where there is still daylight. 

You can see the Azores in the middle of the ocean.  A little below Madeira and further Canary Islands and Cape Verde.

Observe the continent platforms from the British Isles to Canada and Iceland in the middle. Incredible beauty of the Red & Black Sea, Iceland and majestic Swiss Alps.

Then our planet in the middle of the Universe at night show dramatic demarcations between Europe and Africa, display the USA and Central America whose night lights twinkle highlighting each country in the deep black of space. I hope you enjoy this display.