Italian astronaut remotely lit the biggest “tree” in the world
The national news Agency ANSA reported that the Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, while on the International space station (ISS) remotely lit the largest Christmas “tree” on Earth.
Italian astronaut remotely lit the biggest “tree” in a world”Tree” is located in the Italian commune of Gubbio in the province of Perugia, which is located at the foot of mount Ingino.
The astronaut turned on the lights when the ISS flew over the region Umbria, where the commune.
Christmas “tree” consists of hundreds of lights installed on the trees of the mountains which form the shape of a large Christmas tree.
The height of such an unusual Christmas tree is 650 meters and the width at the base is 350 metres away. It consists of 3 thousand multi-colored lights and 8.5 kilometres of cable, which is located along the slopes of mount Ingino. Colored lights can be seen for 50 kilometers.
For the first time the locals collected the extensive “El” in 1981. Now every year before the onset of the Christmas holidays the Italians decking the side of the mountain.
In 1991, the lights made the Guinness book of records as “The largest Christmas tree in the world.”
In 2011, Pope Benedict XVI solemnly lit the lights “on the tree” remotely using the tablet in their apartment.
In 2014 “new year’s relay stick” was intercepted by the new head of the Catholic Church Francis.
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