Don Pettit(@astro_Pettit):Riverside lights of the Nile beneath a starry sky. I took this photo in 2012 when the majority of the lights were still sodium vapor, creating a thin golden glow that stretched from Alexandria to Aswan. One of the most striking nighttime views from orbit!

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Don Pettit@astro_Pettit

2026.10.03 15:39

Riverside lights of the Nile beneath a starry sky. I took this photo in 2012 when the majority of the lights were still sodium vapor, creating a thin golden glow that stretched from Alexandria to Aswan. One of the most striking nighttime views from orbit!