Central and Eastern Europe at Night

This is one of a series of night time images photographed by one of the Expedition 29 crew members from the International Space Station. It features Central and Eastern Europe, extending from the Netherlands to Hungary and Italy to northern Poland. Overall, the view includes the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Poland, and Hungary. When the photo was taken on Oct 2, 2011, the station was over Corsica at 43.18 degrees north latitude and 9.95 degrees east longitude.

Night time view of northwestern Europe photographed by an Expedition 28 crew member on the International Space Station. While the landscape is dotted with numerous clusters of lights from individual urban areas, the metropolitan areas of London, Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam stand out due to their large light “footprints”. The metropolitan area of Milan, Italy is also visible at lower left.