NASA astronaut shares spectacular photo of London from International Space Station 250 miles above Earth – Mirror.co.uk

The sight of the Thames snaking its way through London will be a familiar sight for EastEnders fans.

Now an astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a spectacular photograph of the UK's capital city lit up at night.

In the photo, several London landmarks are clearly visible - including Tower Bridge, Wembley Stadium and the O2 arena in Greenwich.

Hyde Park, Regents Park and Battersea Park all appear as dark patches in amongst the brightly lit centre.

NASA's Robert Shane Kimbrough snapped the photo on Sunday night, while orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 250 miles.

He shared the photo on Twitter with the caption "Good evening London from @Space_Station!" It has since been retweeted 1,750 times.

The former US Army Colonel is currently part of the Expedition 49/50 mission along with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko.

On Friday, he shared a similar photo of Dublin, which was captured by European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, to mark St Patrick's Day

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