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The Persian Gulf region is illuminated beneath a bright yellow-green airglow
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iss073e0982720 (Oct. 25, 2025) --- The Persian Gulf region—from Oman to the United Arab Emirates, with Iran's southwest coast visible across the geographically important waterway—is illuminated beneath a bright yellow-green airglow. This long-exposure photograph, taken at approximately 11:40 p.m. local time from the International Space Station as it orbited 259 miles above northwestern India, also captures the starry expanse of the night sky.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineThe Persian Gulf region is illuminated beneath a bright yellow-green airglow. NASA/JSC, 2025-10-25. Public domain. ID: iss073e0982720.
