The International Space Station is an amazing achievement and I consider the people who fly in the ISS to be very lucky.

From time to time the ISS flies over Fairvale Observatory and last Christmas Eve was such a moment when, travelling at just over 17,000 mph about 250 miles above Earth, I managed to get a picture of its trail in the sky.

ISS flies over Fairvale Observatory
24th December 2014

Yesterday US astronaut Terry Virts currently onboard the ISS tweeted this fantastic picture of the British Isles from his vantage point above Earth, set-off by the Aurora Borealis to the north.  Thanks Terry and good luck.