Mecca

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped this image of the city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia during his second long-duration mission known as Alpha. He posted it on social media saying "So bright at night that it ended up overexposed, as I wanted to see the city lights too. Happy end of Ramadan!"

Thomas was launched to the International Space Station for his second mission, Alpha, on 23 April 2021. He will spend six months living and working on the orbital outpost where he will support more than 200 international experiments in space.

Follow Thomas and his Mission Alpha on his blog.