The sight of the Thames snaking its way through London will be a familiar sight for EastEnders fans. <\/p>\n
Now an astronaut aboard the International Space Station has shared a spectacular photograph of the UK's capital city lit up at night. <\/p>\n
In the photo, several London landmarks are clearly visible - including Tower Bridge, Wembley Stadium and the O2 arena in Greenwich. <\/p>\n
Hyde Park, Regents Park and Battersea Park all appear as dark patches in amongst the brightly lit centre. <\/p>\n
NASA's Robert Shane Kimbrough snapped the photo on Sunday night, while orbiting the Earth at an altitude of 250 miles. <\/p>\n
He shared the photo on Twitter with the caption \"Good evening London from @Space_Station!\" It has since been retweeted 1,750 times. <\/p>\n
The former US Army Colonel is currently part of the Expedition 49\/50 mission along with Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko. <\/p>\n
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 <\/p>\n
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