Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Night Lights

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 4, 2010 is “Night Lights,” an image. It is credited to Credit: ISS Expedition 25 , NASA. The original explanation runs about 156 words.

Night Lights
Credit: ISS Expedition 25 , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Constellations of lights sprawl across this night scene , but they don’t belong in the skies of planet Earth . Instead, the view looks down from the International Space Station as it passed over the United States along the northern Gulf Coast on October 29.”

— APOD editors, November 4, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 4, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: ISS Expedition 25 , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 156 words

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