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Urban Lights vs. Northern Aurora: Images From the Era Show the Brightness of Large Russian Cities

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World, Feb 23, 2026 (ATB Digital).- Roscosmos shared two images captured by cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov on board the International Space Station, showing the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg at night. In both photographs, taken from an altitude of 400 kilometers, a greenish aurora boreali extending over the curved contours of the Earth, creating an impressive contrast between urban lights and the natural glow in the atmosphere. Source: RTT…
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World, Feb 23, 2026 (ATB Digital).- Roscosmos shared two images captured by cosmonaut Sergei Kud-Sverchkov on board the International Space Station, showing the cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg at night. In both photographs, taken from an altitude of 400 kilometers, a greenish aurora boreali extending over the curved contours of the Earth, creating an impressive contrast between urban lights and the natural glow in the atmosphere. Source: RTT…

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ATB Digital broke the news in on Monday, February 23, 2026.
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