British Astronaut From International Space Station Captures Edinburgh
British astronaut Tim Peake has been sharing bits and pieces of his everyday life and his view while on a space mission. Just recently, he posted a breathtaking picture showing the beautiful weather over Edinburgh. It is the latest addition to the number of images he has managed to capture while on his mission on board the International Space Station.
Major Peake said that the capital looked like it was having a good weather. However, some people replied that it was a bit cold on the ground. His wife, Rebecca who grew up in Comrie, Perthshire was the one who shared the picture to his twitter followers, BBC News reported.
The great city of #Edinburgh catching some good weather today #Scotland pic.twitter.com/XFgHr9YOuX
— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) April 25, 2016
The British astronaut's tweet came a day after he ran the distance of the London marathon on a treadmill in ISS totaling to 3 hours and 35 minutes. Although, this is not the first time Major Peake has shared stunning pictures of Scotland to those who follow him on twitter. According to Scotland Now, the spaceman had also captured the nations mountainous landscape covered in snow during a break in the clouds. Peake has also shared a beautiful time lapse video of lightning striking the Earth, and coming from his angle, it was such a delightful sight for his twitter followers to see.
He then posted the picture on twitter with a caption, "It looks like a great day to be climbing a Scottish Munro today! #Principia." Major Peakes not only shared beautiful pictures of landscapes on Earth from space, he has also managed to photograph his spacewalk and the marvelous Northern Light- Northern Lights - the Aurora Borealis. He has also managed to snap pictures of countries he has flown over including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Africa.
His twitter followers have always waited for his posts. They enjoy being able to have access of what it's like to be in space and lovely sights that come along with it.
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