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Stars glitter in the night sky above Earth’s atmospheric glow

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Dec 31, 2019
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Stars glitter in the night sky above Earth's atmospheric glow
Stars glitter in the night sky above an atmospheric glow that blankets the city lights as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above northern Iran as it was about to cross the Caspian Sea.

iss061e110462 (Dec. 29, 2019) — Stars glitter in the night sky above an atmospheric glow that blankets the city lights as the International Space Station orbited 260 miles above northern Iran as it was about to cross the Caspian Sea.