N3MTJ.net The Aug 14, '03 Blackout

August 14, 2003 Blackout
Thanks to NOAA/DMSP

Note the lights above the point about 2/3 to the bottom. Compare them with their much reduced size in the same places in the bottom picture.
Taken the night before the lights went out

Taken the night before the lights went out

Taken August 13, 2003 at 9:21 PM (The evening before)

Note how the lighted areas are much smaller. The lighted area near the bottom is Richmond, Virginia. It was not affected by the blackout even though the area seems smaller. To the left of the picture, you can see some cloud cover still lighted by the setting sun. The bright area over lower-eastern West Virginia may also be some fairly high clouds still lighted by the sun. Taken the night of the blackout

Taken August 14, 2003 at 9:03 PM (The night of the blackout)