Serene, nighttime view above the Coral Sea

iss073e0850062 (Sept. 17, 2025) --- This serene, nighttime view from the International Space Station, captured from an altitude of 262 miles above the Coral Sea, reveals a star-filled sky with a soft, multi-colored atmospheric glow blanketing the city lights of the Solomon Islands. The image was taken at approximately 3:11 a.m. local time as the station orbited above the southwestern Pacific region.