APOD 2.5

As Above, So Below
2011 December 3

The picture above was taken from atop the Medvednica mountain in Croatia. In the northern historical area of Croatia is Zagreb, whose lights dance playfully (like sunlight on the ocean) in the clouds above. The area featured is the Pannonian Basin which housed an entire ocean - the "Pannonian Sea" - during the Pliocene Epoch. The ocean of lights in the sky are almost reminiscent of the long lost sea that was here many years ago....