Astronaut Tim Peake Tweets Incredible Image Of London From Space

British astronaut Tim Peake treated his social media followers to a stunning view when he tweeted a photo of the nation’s capital at night.

Taken at midnight on Saturday night, the incredible image shows the bright lights of central London, along with the royal parks and the Thames winding across the middle of the photo.

Major Peake tweeted the photo with the words: “#London Saturday - I’d rather be up here…but only just!! #toughcall”.

The image has already been retweeted more than 7,000 times.

Peake, who is the first British astronaut to visit the ISS, also tweeted a fantastic picture showing the south coast of the UK and the French coast over the channel, including the streetlights from the densely populated capital cities.

The space snap clearly shows the bright lights of both Paris and London (Tim Peake/ESA)

“Hey, I recognise that place!” tweeted Peake.

Peake blasted off to the ISS on 15 December 2015 and will be staying in orbit for a total of 6 months.

Peake snaps a selfie with US astronaut Tim Kopra in the background (Tim Peake/ESA)

In January, he made history when he became the first British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk, posting an impressive selfie showing the Earth and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra reflected in his visor.

Image credit: Tim Peake/ESA