Midwestern City Lights

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Midwestern City Lights

NASA · Official source · Nov 5, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC

City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. Major urban areas visible in the photograph include Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; and the New York metropolitan region. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above Earth when this […]

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