Nice job disguising yourself #Ireland, but we can still see you. pic.twitter.com/RE45U879Lo
— Samantha Cristoforetti (@AstroSamantha) June 3, 2015

Sam Cristoforetti / Twitter

AS THE COUNTRY stares longingly at the sky treating every patch of blue sky like the arrival of the annual Leaving Cert weather, the true picture has been sent to us from above.

About 400km up actually.

Italian astronaut Sam Cristoforetti is one of six aboard the International Space Station’s (ISS) current mission.

This morning she tweeted a pretty fascinating picture of Ireland covered completely with white clouds.

The clouds hug the coastline so closely it almost looks like a rather fluffy-looking alternative map of the country.

Now, if only they’d all blow away that’d be even better.

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If Ireland was made completely of fluffy white clouds it would look exactly like this

Read: An out-of-control cargo spacecraft is plunging back to Earth >

Read: A robot rocket is about to chase the ISS across Irish skies at 17,500 mp/h >

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.