Day Turns to Night—and Auroras Appear | 8K ISS Journey Across Earth

Begin in daylight above Earth, then watch the scene transform as the International Space Station travels toward the Antarctic region. Darkness falls, and auroras glow above the planet in this 8K timelapse assembled by AfarTV from 7,050 sequential photographs captured on August 11, 2026. The photographed ground track passes over the United States and Canada, western and southern Africa, Australia, and the Solomon Islands. In the daylight portion, watch coastlines and cloud systems move beneath the station. As night takes over, shift your attention to the horizon for the auroras. Look below them for any city lights or flashes within the clouds. Countries beneath the photographed ground track: United States, Canada, Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Namibia, S