I’ve always wondered what runs through an astronaut’s head when they’re floating around in space looking down at Earth. Especially at night when it’s all dark and the cities are lit up bright.
It must be remarkable to see cities without their conflicts, politics, religions, crime and, in our case, garbage. Luckily, these images show what Beirut and other world cities look like from space, and they are astounding!
Toronto, Canada
The Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA) from space. pic.twitter.com/3gsjYBYNEb
— Christopher Clark (@heychristofur) July 13, 2017
Montreal, Canada

Vancouver, Canada

New York City, USA

Tokyo, Japan

Korean Peninsula
Paris, France
London, United Kingdom

Sydney, Australia

Milan, Italy

Manila, Philippines

Calcutta, India

Berlin, Germany

Beijing, China
Cairo, Egypt
Beirut, Lebanon

A more recent one from NASA (Dec. 3, 2019): Pictured on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea as the International Space Station orbited 252 miles above the Middle East.”