Tim Peake's amazing footage shows lightning striking Earth - Watch

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New Delhi: Astronaut Tim Peake, who's currently stationed aboard the International Space Station (ISS), has shared his fans a stunning timelapse video of what lighting storms look like from space.

The British astronaut posted the 34-second clip on Twitter which shows a series of electric bolts striking Earth.

Amazing how much lightning can strike our planet in a short time #Principia #timelapsehttps://t.co/XijV5E1pI0

— Tim Peake (@astro_timpeake) February 9, 2016

The video was captured as the ISS was flying over North Africa and Turkey towards Russia.