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NASA image of the day · 5 November 2026

Midwestern City Lights

Midwestern City Lights
Credit: NASA · See it on nasa.gov ↗

City lights from the midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise.

The text is NASA’s caption.

From NASA’s Image of the Day. NASA’s own photos are generally not protected by copyright; each one keeps NASA’s credit line, and pictures credited to anyone else are left out. NASA does not endorse this site. nasa.gov ↗