This spectacular view of Perth from space was captured on Wednesday by Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. A Canadian astronaut has captured - and tweeted - a rare view of Perth and the WA coastline while aboard an orbiting research vessel, the International Space Station. Chris Hadfield sent the the breathtaking shot to his followers from space on Thursday morning. It follows a previous tweet of WA's coastline showing Perth, the Swan River and Rottnest Island. The pictures come almost 51 years after John Glenn famously referred to Perth as the "City of Light" when he became the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962 and people in the city turned their lights on to acknowledge his mission. Hadfield has been on the ISS for around four weeks and is part of a five-month mission to carry out scientific experiments including performing "cosmic catches" - the docking of unpiloted spacecraft. After a busy month in space, the Canadian Space Agency blog reports Mr Hadfield has also installed a telescope, powered-up robotics hardware and has performed an emergency escape drill. Earlier this month he captured pictures of bushfires raging across Australia. Other crucial tasks included maintenance and cleaning the toilet. "Hadfield performed several maintenance tasks throughout the week, including rewiring the US Destiny lab and changing out the toilet's solids tanks," reported the CSA. Hadfield and his mission team are expected to return to earth on May, 14. Related Coverage Astronaut captures Aussie bushfires from space 9 Jan The string of bushfires currently raging throughout five of Australia's six states are so massive that they can be seen from space. Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield captured these detailed images on January 8 from on board the International Space Station.