Is it possible to see the UK from the ISS?

10/24/2018

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Geography Story: Is it possible to see the UK from the ISS?

Yes. The views of most of Britain tend to be oblique because the ISS only flies as far north as 51.6 degrees, which is about the latitude of Oxford.

The five pictures I’ve included were all taken by British astronaut Tim Peake, during the first half of 2016.

Here is a great night-time shot.

And another.

A daytime shot featuring Scotland and Northern Ireland.

And one of Wales.

And a really sharp one of London, at night.

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12 Comments

lmoores

The first one is really interesting as you can actually see the shape of Great Britain 🇬🇧.

Tal Segal

Even from space you can see that they are driving on the wrong side of the road!

Joy Holbrook

Lupe Hernandez, the grammar police are alive and well!

Cheryl McMeekin

I agree with Darlene, the photos are ok, but not my cup of tea.

Lupe Hernandez

Lydia Coutts, If you are going to criticize, maybe you should check your own mistakes. "Any more" as two words refers to a quantity of something, "anymore" as one word refers to time, or at present, or any longer, such as "proofread anymore"

Luis Perez

Quite interesting.

Amar Dhillon

Amazing! The last picture is incredible!!!

Lydia Coutts

I agree with Darlene Davidson that abbreviations should always be explained when first used. As for “How Does The UK Looks From Space?”, was that written by a toddler? 🤨 Is nothing proofread any more? It’s very lazy and looks juvenile and amateur.