Napoli at night

ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped this image of the Italian city of Naples during his second long-duration mission known as Alpha. He posted it on social media saying: "Naples is an amazing place (not only for pizza lovers!) and easy to spot at night, the large circle without lights is the Vesuvius volcano!"

Thomas was launched to the International Space Station for his second mission, Alpha, on 23 April 2021. He will spend six months living and working on the orbital outpost where he will support more than 200 international experiments in space.

Follow Thomas and his Mission Alpha on his blog.