What you are seeing is what the Earth looks like at night.
The final image is painstakingly built-up using dozens of pictures taken by orbiting Defense Meteorological Satellites Program (DMSP) satellites.
Sunset from Space Image
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Earth Day •
View from space •
View from space at night •
Hubble images •
Pretty planet
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May Day •
Lady Day •
Midsummer’s Day •
Remembrance Day •
Sunsets •
Sunrise
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Pamplona Bulls •
Bastille Day •
Labor Day •
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