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Just stumbled on this amazing photo from the ISS of the east coast megalopolis at night...everything south of Connecticut, anyway. It was taken in February, 2012.

What I find interesting is the few patches of darkness still around us - Bucks County, the Poconos, a few areas in New Jersey, and a good portion of the upper Chesapeake Bay. We'll never see night skies like those visible out west, but at least there are still a few quiet spots left not too far from home.