The International Space Station (ISS) recently shared a breathtaking series of Earth images on the social platform X, and one standout shot captures India glowing brilliantly beneath a canopy of stars.

Sharing the photos on X (formerly Twitter), ISS captioned, “When you can see the stars above, the city lights below, and the atmospheric glow blanketing Earth's horizon. Pic 1) Midwest United States Pic 2) India Pic 3) Southeast Asia Pic 4) Canada”

The image of India shows the densely populated nature of the country. Prominent clusters of light punctuate the dark night, giving way to patches of dimly lit areas.

Most people reacted to the ISS photos with comments like “awesome” and “gorgeous”.