Silent night, holy night. All is calm, all is bright.

Beautiful photo from the Iberian Peninsula at night, December 26th! The city lights of Spain and Portugal define the Iberian Peninsula in this photograph from the International Space Station (ISS). Lovely.


Credits to EARTH OBSERVATORY, NASA.

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