Iran at Night, Seen from Orbit, December of 2025

A night view of a populated area in northern Iran, seen from the international Space Station. Many city and street lights form lines and patterns in the dark below, while stars are visible above, with part of the ISS visible at center.
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A night view of a populated area in northern Iran, seen from the international Space Station. Many city and street lights form lines and patterns in the dark below, while stars are visible above, with part of the ISS visible at center.
I was browsing through recent images from the International Space Station, and came across this stunning display of chaos, light and darkness - the waves and patterns of human-made lighting below, and the distant stars punctuating the vastness of space above. The image had only a file number and coordinates, so I had to look up where it was, and it just happened to be northern Iran - Looking east, the city of Tabriz is just a bit lower left of center, and Tehran is the bright bit just beneath the right solar panel of the ISS, a bit fuzzy beneath cloud cover. The dark Caspian Sea is ringed by lights at center. I have no other commentary to make, just that it was a striking image I wanted to share, and I was surprised to find that it was a region on many people's minds about now.

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