Dubai at Night: View from International Space Station

Photo from NASA

Amazing night view photo of Dubai photographed by an Expedition 20 crew member on the International Space Station. Do you see The Palm?

This night time photograph of the city of Dubai was taken at approximately 2:00 a.m. local time. Orange sodium vapor lights trace out the major highways and surface street grid in and around the metropolitan area, while grey-white mercury vapor lamps fill in the commercial and residential areas. The lighted islands and peninsula of the Palm Island Resort are clearly visible along the coastline. An interesting spiral pattern of lights on the southeastern fringe of the urban area is a camel racetrack.” – NASA

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