This solar eclipse picture is a fake.
It has been shared and retweeted by people, news organisations and well-known Twitter accounts claiming to be an image of the solar eclipse from the International Space Station.
Solar Eclipse from the international space station #eclipse2015pic.twitter.com/WAvnqrRmFh
— Eclipse 2015 (@Eclipse2015Pics) March 20, 2015The Solar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/gtFtRkDs1G
— ScotlandNow (@ScotlandNow) March 20, 2015The Solar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station. pic.twitter.com/Le3XseMxQJ
— The Daily Record (@Daily_Record) March 20, 2015I'll settle for that “@JasonElsom: Solar eclipse at the International Space Station. #eclipse#eclipse2015pic.twitter.com/3JfV9HnVYi”
— Jason Bradbury (@JasonBradbury) March 20, 2015Solar eclipse at the International Space Station. #eclipse#eclipse2015 via @itvnewspic.twitter.com/LESSIj5rco
— Globe Pics (@Globe_Pics) March 20, 2015Solar eclipse over London hidden by cloud, so here is a shot from the international space station #SolarEclipsepic.twitter.com/JeWMb9TEcH
— Guardian Weekly (@guardianweekly) March 20, 2015Unfortunately it's not, which is a shame because it's actually quite beautiful. It is, however, entirely fabricated courtesy of artist A4size-ska who created the image back in 2009 and has been cruelly tricking us ever since.
It's not the only one either, a handful of other fake images have been taking Twitter by storm as cloudy weather prevented many from actually seeing the event in the UK.
Hopefully one day the ISS will be able to capture something like that, but for now we can be happy knowing that there will be a steady stream of these to enjoy:
