This NASA image from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite

This NASA image from a composite assembled from data acquired by the Suomi NPP satellite in April and October 2012 shows the United States at night. (AP Photo/NASA)

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Cool video: Cloud-free night image of Earth

Updated: Thursday, 06 Dec 2012, 9:57 AM EST
Published : Thursday, 06 Dec 2012, 9:56 AM EST

(CNN) - It's America like you've never seen it before.

The video above shows an image captured by a NASA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration satellite.

Photos: Stunning images of Earth

You can see the man-made glow of lights in the U.S. on a cloud-free night.

Scientists unveiled the unprecedented new image at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco on Wednesday.

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