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Midwestern City Lights

CSA/Joshua Kutryk City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct.

By HQ Web Team•Nov 5, 2026, 03:17 PM UTC•1 min read

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Primary Wire Report: CSA/Joshua Kutryk City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct.
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CSA/Joshua Kutryk City lights from the Midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise on Oct. 18, 2026. 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 when this photograph was taken. Image credit: CSA/Joshua Kutryk

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