A lamp beside the public port.
A stool, a glass, and enough time for the next ship. We keep the counter quiet. You can tell us who you are waiting for, or say nothing at all.
The other side of the glass
Some of the coast is still lit when the counter is dark. The window study follows the declared orbit; its night side moves rather than waiting for a new image.
Schematic scene, not port telemetry. The model uses a 98-minute circular orbit and a fixed sunlight direction at the declared epoch. The counter image is a separate atmospheric illustration.