It’s not clear how many manipulations are in this NASA photo — obviously, the northern hemisphere is never completely dark, but are the lights on the dark side that relatively bright, or enhanced? — but it’s still a really cool rendition of what the Earth would look like from the above the North Pole if the sun went out and everyone turned on their lights.

Looks vaguely Apokaliptan.
(via Ipse Dixit)
Apokaliptan, indeed. Very cool.