--- description: Astronaut Tim Peake posted a stunning time-lapse video of what a lightning storm looks like from space. title: Astronaut Shares Incredible Footage of Lightning Striking Earth image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Astronaut Tim Peake Shares Incredible Footage of Lightning Striking Earth  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 9, 2016 7:52 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 9, 2016 7:52 PM CUT [Astronaut Tim Peake](http://time.com/4175682/astronaut-bowie-tribute/ "undefined") posted a stunning time-lapse video of what a lightning storm looks like from space. The [British cosmonaut](http://time.com/4182787/british-spacewalk-ended-early/ "undefined"), who is currently stationed aboard the [International Space Station](http://time.com/4146994/star-wars-space-station-astronauts/ "undefined"), shared the 34-second clip early Tuesday morning on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ESATimPeake/videos/vb.606249199414870/1091204337586018/?type=2&theater "undefined") and [Twitter](https://twitter.com/astro%5Ftimpeake/status/696998286826147841?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined"). The footage, which shows a series of electric bolts striking Earth, was captured over North Africa and Turkey as the ISS flew towards Russia, according to Peake. “Amazing how much lightning can strike our planet in a short time,” he wrote. **Read More:** [Watch Astronaut Tim Peake Explain How to Use the Bathroom in Space](http://time.com/4186965/astronaut-tim-peake-how-bathrooms-work-in-space/ "undefined") The Facebook video has been viewed over 332,000 times and received nearly 19,000 likes to date.  ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4214285/astronaut-tim-peake-footage-lightning-striking-earth/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4214285/astronaut-tim-peake-footage-lightning-striking-earth/"},"headline":"Astronaut Tim Peake Shares Incredible Footage of Lightning Striking Earth","datePublished":"2016-02-09T19:52:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:46:42.465Z","description":"\"Amazing how much lightning can strike our planet in a short time\"","url":"https://time.com/4214285/astronaut-tim-peake-footage-lightning-striking-earth/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Space","Technology","Storms","earth","astronauts","international space station","nature","lightning"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4214285/astronaut-tim-peake-footage-lightning-striking-earth/","name":"Astronaut Tim Peake Shares Incredible Footage of Lightning Striking Earth"}}]}] ```