posted 11-14-2008 01:25 PM               

Time for the National Air and Space Museum's Annual "Geography from Space Contest"

Do you need conclusive evidence that from outer space blue and red states are impossible to tell apart? Come to the National Air and Space Museum during National Geography Awareness Week -Nov. 19 through 21 -- and take part in the annual "Geography from Space" contest going on from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Looking at Earth Gallery. In this challenging competition visitors test their knowledge of world geography by trying to identify geographic features on images from satellites and the International Space Station. In addition, they can try to identify geographic features on an unmarked globe in the Geogames contest at 11 a.m.

For those who cannot drop by the museum in person, an online version of the contest will run from Nov. 16-22.

Online participants have the chance to enter a random drawing to win the museum publication "Earth from Space." Contestants must identify geographic locations based on a satellite image and a short clue. Eager geography buffs can sharpen their skills now on previous years' tests.