Tim Peake the British astronaut was nice enough to take photos of the earth from the International Space Station and share it with the rest of the world, because not everyone can be an astronaut but we have technology to help us kind of experience the view from above.

Many photos will be featured in his book Hello, Is This Planet Earth? which is on sale now.

Here are a few of the mesmerising photos,

1.  London, England - You can make out London's iconic bridges over the Thames.

Image via Tim Peake

2. Damxung, Tibet, China - The lake shown is known as Tenger nuur, which means ‘Heavenly Lake’.

Image via Tim Peake

3. Calgary, Canada - Aurora Borealis shimmers over northern Canada.

Image via Tim Peake

4. Illizi, Algeria - This is a dune field in the Sahara Desert near the Tunisian border.

Image via Tim Peake

You can check out more images here, or get the book.

Source Article via Mashable 

Cover Image via Tim Peake/Mashable - Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Palm Jebel Ali is seen on the left, next to Jebel Ali deep port – the world’s largest man-made harbour.