North American City Lights: Midwest to the East Coast | International Space Station

North American City Lights: Midwest to the East Coast | International Space Station

City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise. 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 at approximately 4:54 a.m. local time when this photograph was taken.

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Expedition 75 Crew
Station Commander: Pyotr Dubrov 
Roscosmos (Russia) Flight Engineers: Anna Kikina, Sergey Teteryatnikov

Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Flight Engineer: Joshua Kutryk

NASA Flight Engineers: Anil Menon, Jessica Watkins, Luke Delaney 

An international partnership of space agencies provides and operates the elements of the International Space Station (ISS). The principals are the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan, and Canada.

Image Credit: CSA/Joshua Kutryk
Release Date: Nov. 3, 2026

Image Date: Oct. 18, 2026

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