stargazers took to the skies as word spread of the International Space Station passing over the country last night. Legendary British astronaut Tim Peake urged people in Scotland to keep an eye out on the high-flying laboratory at around 11.16pm on Tuesday evening.
However, some parts of the country may have been too cloudy for eager space buffs to catch a rare glimpse of the spacecraft.
Rain clouds descended over Scotland for much of Tuesday evening and have continued into this morning.Tim, who is a former member of crew on board the International Space Station, hopes there will be a better chance of spotting it today.Writing on Twitter, he said: “Enjoying some time in Bonnie Scotland, where the ISS will be passing over in about an hour.
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