An amazing image has been Retweeted by many: a photo of the solar eclipse as seen from the International Space Station.

But who took it? It isn't on the Space Station's Twitter account nor on any of the crew's accounts.

That's because it isn't real.

According to BuzzFeed, ITV Meridian was fooled too, but it has since removed its original post:

The image is actually a 2009 digital creation of Deviant Art user A4size-ska, who posted a translated message to other Deviant Art users:

"It's extremely regrettable that my ECLIPSE was used here on Facebook without my permisson. I can't say what I have in mind since I'm not good at English. In the case that you found any websites that infringe my copyright,including the link above,if possible,it would be very helpful if you could warn any copyright infringers not to use my work instead of me. Moreover,informing me of the sites via e-mail will be helpful as well."

What will the astronauts on the orbiting laboratory see? Perhaps something similar to what the crew in 1999 saw:

If you'd like to see life imitating art, be sure to check out HNGN's coverage of the eclipse and how to create your own eclipse viewers. Remember: never look directly at a solar eclipse!