Fantastic night photo of Ireland and Britain from space

No matter how many of them we see, we're always impressed by photos of Ireland from space. This one, shot across the UK, is crystal-clear: you can pick out cities with ease.

The photo was tweeted by @earthposts, who have a great selection of images from around the world:

The UK and Ireland at night, from space. twitter.com/earthposts/sta…

— Earth Pictures (@earthposts) February 10, 2013

Hat-tip to Joe.ie for spotting the tweet this morning.

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