Social media-savvy British astronaut Tim Peake did it again. The first British man in space captured an incredible photo of a thunderstorm from the International Space Station (ISS).
On April 26, Peake posted the thunderstorm photo on Twitter, which so far has garnered over 4,000 likes and nearly 2,000 retweets.
Peak captured the signature anvil which looks like an iron block with concave sides, pointed ends and a flat top. All in all, the photo signified that a very strong storm is happening.
"I'm guessing there was an impressive storm going on under that cumulonimbus cloud!" tweeted Peake. His tweet included a link to his Flickr account with more photos from the ISS about his time in space.
Unfortunately, Peak didn't mention where the photo was taken. In his Flickr account, it said that the photo was taken on April 3. People suspected that it was a space photo of the storm in Nepal.
The British astronaut has been quite busy onboard the ISS. Apart from space duties, he found time to participate in the London Marathon from the space station.
Yes, that's right. He ran the marathon in space along with 38,000 runners on Earth and actually completed it.
Prior to the London Marathon, he also greeted Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday by posting a birthday card, which he wrote himself, on Twitter.
In the photo, Peake seemed to have dressed for the special occasion. He wore a black shirt with a print in front that said, "Science Is Great Britain."
On April 25, he tweeted a photo of Scotland's capital city, Edinburgh, having some good weather.
And just recently, he posted this amazing photo of nighttime Dubai from space along with a caption that says, "it's always easy to recognise."
The wide-spread use of social media has helped astronauts share snippets of their time in space to mankind on Earth. In February, Peake shared a stunning timelapse video of lightning striking our planet.
He even took a "selfie" during his momentous spacewalk on January 15. He became the first British man to walk in space and to celebrate the historic as he took a selfie. Way to go, Peake!
