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Island snapped by astronaut

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station has wished the Isle of Man well – after taking a pic from orbit.

European Space Agency astronaut Tim Peake was passing high overhead this morning when he caught a snap of the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

His picture, uploaded to Twitter this afternoon, has already been shared hundreds of times.

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