Night time photograph of north Africa and southern Europe from the International Space Station.
iss067e302248 (Aug. 31, 2022) — This night time photograph from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above looks across the Mediterranean Sea from north Africa to southern Europe. The city lights of Algiers, Algeria, to Tunis, Tunisia, highlight Africa’s northern coast from the bottom center toward upper right. From far left, the city lights of city-state Monaco to Naples, Italy, define the shores of southern Europe. The French island of Corsica and the Italian island of Sardinia are also pictured.