Pic: Chris Hadfield’s amazing shot over Ireland today

We’ll miss Chris Hadfield when he comes back down to Earth, but for now we are enjoying his fascinating pictures while they still keep coming.

By Declan Whooley

The Canadian astronaut has been tweeting out some really cool photos in recent months, and today’s offering is pretty special.

Capturing Ireland from an unusual angle – we had to look twice to make sure it was Ireland, but that could be more of a reflection of our geography – we see the setting sun and our little country in all her glory.

Forbes magazine has described Hadfield as “perhaps the most social media savvy astronaut ever to leave Earth” and he has upped our interest in all things space-related no end.