Perpignan seen from space: the photo that makes the buzz

Perpignan and its surroundings seen from above… and even from very high!

For several days, a photo has been buzzing on the Internet: “Good evening Perpignan!

The prefecture of the Pyrénées-Orientales department, Perpignan, photographed from the International Space Station!

”Says the caption.

In the image, we recognize the capital of the department and its coast along the seaside. The photo, published on the Facebook account ISS83, specializing in space news, would have been taken from the ISS, perched 400 km above. above our heads. Shared more than 400 times and accumulating 3000 likes, the photo has delighted Perpignanais and other connoisseurs of the region since its appearance. And feeds the admiring comments: "Magnificent, incredible from up there this view", says Martine. “Official Usap nod to your championship title”

slips Grégory with a little smiley. " Very cool. You can see the Canet-en-Roussillon pond and the mouth of the Tech which flows into the sea, ”observes Clarisse.

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Caught in this craze, other commentators even argued that it was a photo of Thomas Pesquet, the current commander of the ISS.

Contacted to verify, the administrator of the page quickly denied the information: “This photo is stored in the NASA base and dates from May 5, 2014. It is not specified the name of the astronaut who took it. has taken, but I look forward to a more recent photo taken by Thomas Pesquet of this beautiful region.

The call is out… in the direction of the ISS and its captain!