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Unless you somehow have the ability to fly like a bird, it’s pretty hard to imagine what your street or city looks like from above, especially at night. Sure, you can board a plane and hopefully spot your house from the window, but what about even higher than that? How about 250-ish miles high? While this is a tough task, even for those of us who are blessed with the superpower of flight, we’re actually in luck because astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been documenting what our cities look like at night for years now. Thanks, astronauts!
So, without further adieu, here are ten of the best (so far!).
![A Dark North Korea](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/FPKBPLB7SR2DAA5HF5D6F4Q4VQ.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![The Glowing Boot of Italy](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/NMFT452OS2ERWLS7AJOKXUVWZM.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![The Olympic Games in Sochi](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/A5OGGKESYBFULA5XPBBV4QFXQU.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![Moscow: A Spiderweb](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/VZBORVIA3FGZ55P43ALO2OPXKY.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![The Grid of Salt Lake City](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/AI2N2O2KVRMNXVSUPFWBBQ3ENM.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![Good Morning, USA](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/D453KBEVBLBSUSHTYBBUOPPGBM.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![The Slithering Thames](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/JD5NDPIPU55OCRRWSVVV3RQKBQ.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![The Island of Las Vegas](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/A3VLXL6P6L56LXZ7G7XEFAZFYM.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![Follow the Nile](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/7VMNIZEGIKBP7R623L7W4IVCIA.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)
![The Outline of Florida](https://www.popsci.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/18/35ZBJEVLUFQ7FU4ROCJYYIPB44.jpg?strip=all&quality=85)