St Patrick's Day: Tim Peake Wishes Earth With Stunning Picture From Space

St Patrick's Day never looked so good.

British astronaut has wished the Earth happy St Patrick's Day with a rather stunning picture taken from space.

The 43-year-old tweeted: The Emerald Isle looking lush and green from space...Happy#StPatricksDay to all down there!

The Emerald Isle looking lush and green from space...Happy #StPatricksDay to all down there! pic.twitter.com/wrnvbTBWIo

— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) March 17, 2016

Several of his followers replied wishing him well, with one user asking him if had some "Guinness up there?"

Peake's stunning images are reminiscent of NASA's Scott Kelly, who was well known for his breath taking views of Earth.

Here's another throwback to Peake's photography skills.

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