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The Milky Way spans the night sky above a bright orange-yellow airglow
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iss073e0982679 (Oct. 25, 2025) --- The Milky Way spans the night sky above a bright orange-yellow airglow that blankets the city lights along the east coast of Africa, from Kenya to Somalia. The International Space Station was orbiting 259 miles above the Indian Ocean, north of Madagascar, at approximately 10:29 p.m. local time when this photograph was taken.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Milky Way spans the night sky above a bright orange-yellow airglow. NASA/JSC, 2025-10-25. Public domain. ID: iss073e0982679.
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