When you tell your neighbors that their\"Frozen\" Christmas displaycan be seen from space, you won't be lying. <\/p>\n
Nighttime lights around major U.S. cities shine 20 to 50 percent brighter during Christmas and New Year's compared to the rest of the year, according to NASA. <\/p>\n
Lights start getting brighter on Black Friday and continue through New Year's Day, saidMiguel Romn, a scientist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre, Maryland. <\/p>\n
Scientists at the centre examined light output from 70 U.S. cities in 2012 and 2013. <\/p>\n
\"When we started looking at the data at night over the United States, we were expecting to see a lot of stability in the night time lights,\" Romn says in a video released by NASA. \"We were surprised to see there is a vibrant increase in activity during the holidays, particularly around areas in the suburbs.\" <\/p>\n
Lights in some Middle Eastern cities shine more than 50 percent brighter during Ramadan, according to NASA. <\/p>\n
Scroll through to see what your lights look like from space. <\/p>\n
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