Mumbai, New Delhi, Karachi and the Himalayas at Night | ISS Earth Timelapse in 8K

Mumbai, Karachi, and New Delhi shine below the International Space Station before the view carries us over the Himalayas. From sprawling city lights to immense mountain landscapes, this nighttime journey reveals South Asia from orbit in 8K. Created from 3,200 sequential photographs captured on February 28, 2026, this timelapse follows a photographed ground track over India, China, Mongolia, and Russia. Watch for Mumbai on India’s western coast, Karachi near Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast, and the bright urban expanse of New Delhi. The journey then crosses the Himalayas—the mountain range formed by the continuing collision of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates. Karachi is visible in the camera’s wider view even though Pakistan does not appear in the detected ground track. The globe marke