UK London -- 28 Jan 2016 -- British ESA astronaut Tim Peake sent this remarkable image looking to the east along the English Channel with UK on the left and France on the right. The streetlights from the densely populated London, Paris and Brussels glow brightly in the centre of the picture. that he took from the orbiting International Space Station on Friday 28 Jan 2016 during his six month Principia mission -- Picture by Tim Peake/Atlas Photo Archive/NASA/ESA