Nasa astronaut Don Pettit has captivated the internet with a striking photograph taken from space, showing the Saudi Arabian city of Mecca shimmering against the night. The orbital image reveals a brilliant central glow visible distinctly even from 400 kilometres above Earth. Don Pettit shared the image highlighting "Islam's holiest city" being visible even from space. "Orbital views of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The bright spot in the centre is the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site, visible even from space," he wrote. The image captures Mecca’s vast urban landscape nestled within rugged valleys, with the Grand Mosque (Masjid al-Haram) centring the shot. At night, the city glows due to the light pollution caused by millions of LED and sodium lights whose brightness scatters through the a

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