During Expedition 72 to the ISS I spent a lot of time photographing the stars. This one image shows the Milky Way, stars as points, faint red upper f-region in the atmosphere, soon to rise sun, and cities at night as yellow streaks.
Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, 15 seconds, f1.4, ISO 3200, adjusted Photoshop, levels, contrast, gamma, color, with homemade orbital sidereal drive to compensate for orbital pitch rate (4 degrees/sec).
More photos from space on my Instagram and twitter account, astro_pettit
![image showing [OC] My favorite Milky Way photo from 7 months in space](270761c8-809e-5744-9956-6ca8f36feb6d.jpg)
astro_pettit on May 18th, 2025 at 23:37 UTC »
During Expedition 72 to the ISS I spent a lot of time photographing the stars. This one image shows the Milky Way, stars as points, faint red upper f-region in the atmosphere, soon to rise sun, and cities at night as yellow streaks.
Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, 15 seconds, f1.4, ISO 3200, adjusted Photoshop, levels, contrast, gamma, color, with homemade orbital sidereal drive to compensate for orbital pitch rate (4 degrees/sec).
More photos from space on my Instagram and twitter account, astro_pettit
polentavolantis on May 18th, 2025 at 23:38 UTC »
Incredible! Thank you for sharing. I’m sure this made the time go by faster!
BobbyDig8L on May 18th, 2025 at 23:56 UTC »
OP trying to be coy, for those wondering it would appear this is the account of NASA astronaut Donald Pettit
Great picture sir, and thank you for your contributions to the Administration's program!