Astronaut's Photo Of Setting Sun From Space Is Absolutely Beautiful

People love sharing photos of sunsets, but Tim Peake's photo of the setting sun in Northern Ireland and England beat every last one of them.

The astronaut posted the photo on his Instagram account, where he shared some out-of-this-world shots. This particular one, however, is one of the top ones - covered by the heavy cloud is Lough Neagh, the freshwater lake in Northern Ireland, as seen from space.

 Summer sun setting over UK. #sun #unitedkingdom #sunset #summer #space

A photo posted by Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) on Jun 6, 2016 at 6:06am PDT

However, while impressive, the lake is not the main focus of the photo. Peake, who is currently on board the International Space Station, snapped the photo of the "night shining" clouds that according to KomoNews, sits at the edge of our atmosphere. Unlike rainclouds, these noctilucent ones sit about 50 miles high in space.

These clouds, according to NASA the ice crystals were actually formed from meteor dust. Due to the high altitudes, the water vapor can freeze into ice clouds of ice crystals. The clouds are usually spotted around a half hour after sunset, when the sun is around 6 to 16 degrees below the horizon. These clouds are so high up that they can still "see" the sun from that altitude, but because it's dark enough on the surface, they can still spot their cool, blue glow.

These clouds are brightest in late June and July, as noted by SpaceWeather.com, so a bright display early in the month is a good sign -- but better sightings will be seen as the months lead to summer.

Peake has been aboard the International Space Station since December 2015 with the European Space Agency, where he will conduct experiments in different scientific fields such as biology, astronomy, and meteorology. He will also study the effects of microgravity to the human body.