I can see my house!

This never gets old - astronaut Chris Hadfield passed overhead this morning, tweeting some more amazing pictures of Ireland from space.

Astronaut Chris Hadfield passed overhead this morning, tweeting some more amazing pictures of Ireland from space.

You'd be forgiven for thinking that's old news, but the sense of wonder is the same every time.

As he passed over west Kerry, he tweeted the below pic with the caption "Thunder Rock, at the very western edge of Ireland," also pointing out the marina at Dingle.

(Picture: @Cmdr_Hadfield via Twitter)

And here's part of the lovely west Cork coastline, with Kinsale Head jutting proudly into the Atlantic and the river Bandon (mistakenly called the Brandon by Cmdr Hadfield, until he was put right) meandering inland.

(Picture: @Cmdr_Hadfield via Twitter)

We know he's been flirting with other countries, and even had a bit of a fling for the UK yesterday, but here in Ireland we still have the grá for the Canadian spaceman...

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