Passenger jet photographed on Expedition 72 to the ISS, over the Aleutian Islands on October 20, 2024 18:26 UTC. Unsure what the flight is but we happened to be overhead!
Jappie_nl on
Can you see them with the naked eye or did just spotted it with a telelens?
interstellar-dust on
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. What kind of rig did you use? Do you have a gallery of photos you took somewhere?
WorkOk4177 on
never in my life would I have imagined that I could see this
rclonecopymove on
First reaction: Not you didn’t you karma farming wh… oh wait it’s Don Pettit, yeah that tracks. Keep being awesome!
LordGeni on
I thought getting a shot of an RAF jet from above whilst hiking in the Lake District was impressive.
I suppose if you are going to 1up anyone, the ISS is about as 1up as it gets. Kudos, really cool shot.
UCSDscooterguy on
Psssssh what are you an astronaut or something.
holydeniable on
Definitely a vantage point I’m not used to seeing planes from. Very cool!
boomgoon on
Is there any space debris that you see often or a satellite and have you named it like a pet?
jumbledsiren on
coolest dude on reddit by far
Which_Material_3100 on
This is very cool! Thank you for sharing!
hotvedub on
It’s so crazy to me that actual astronauts post pictures on here of their experience but it is a social network for the anti-social and nerds.
ScottyMo1 on
I love opening Reddit and seeing random, cool posts from an astronaut. Thank you u/astro_pettit !
havpac2 on
Cross post to r/aviation they would love something like this. Taking plane spotting to a whole new level. Some one might even be able to identify the flight. ! This is super cool. Also you have a very sweeeeeeeeeeeet job.
What_about_my10CCs on
You might have gone too fast, but would the plane be noticed following the Earth’s curves the same way it’s noticed from the ground?
Mikeologyy on
I love that I can scroll through my feed and randomly see a photo from orbit posted by an astronaut. Looks awesome.
Infarlock on
At first I thought it’s someone taking a photo from the ground and the clouds are super high
Damn, that’s really high
Mateorabi on
The ambiguous grammar makes this funny. The plane was from space?
sodium_hydride on
>Passenger jet photographed on Expedition 72 to the ISS, over the Aleutian Islands on October 20, 2024 18:26 UTC. Unsure what the flight is but we happened to be overhead!
The flight pictured is most likely either UAL3031 HND-ORD N13013 or ACA8 HKG-YVR C-FVLX.
Monfriez on
OMG guys, an astronaut just talked to me on the phone and showed me a picture he took from space!!
(Technically correct, which is the best kind of correct)
BarrytheNPC on
How did you know the plane was from space
hockeydude82 on
Come on man, I can photograph planes from down here. Gotta give me more than that to impress me. JK… awesome stuff
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You dont see aircraft photos from above every day
Passenger jet photographed on Expedition 72 to the ISS, over the Aleutian Islands on October 20, 2024 18:26 UTC. Unsure what the flight is but we happened to be overhead!
Can you see them with the naked eye or did just spotted it with a telelens?
Very cool. Thanks for sharing. What kind of rig did you use? Do you have a gallery of photos you took somewhere?
never in my life would I have imagined that I could see this
First reaction: Not you didn’t you karma farming wh… oh wait it’s Don Pettit, yeah that tracks. Keep being awesome!
I thought getting a shot of an RAF jet from above whilst hiking in the Lake District was impressive.
I suppose if you are going to 1up anyone, the ISS is about as 1up as it gets. Kudos, really cool shot.
Psssssh what are you an astronaut or something.
Definitely a vantage point I’m not used to seeing planes from. Very cool!
Is there any space debris that you see often or a satellite and have you named it like a pet?
coolest dude on reddit by far
This is very cool! Thank you for sharing!
It’s so crazy to me that actual astronauts post pictures on here of their experience but it is a social network for the anti-social and nerds.
I love opening Reddit and seeing random, cool posts from an astronaut. Thank you u/astro_pettit !
Cross post to r/aviation they would love something like this. Taking plane spotting to a whole new level. Some one might even be able to identify the flight. ! This is super cool. Also you have a very sweeeeeeeeeeeet job.
You might have gone too fast, but would the plane be noticed following the Earth’s curves the same way it’s noticed from the ground?
I love that I can scroll through my feed and randomly see a photo from orbit posted by an astronaut. Looks awesome.
At first I thought it’s someone taking a photo from the ground and the clouds are super high
Damn, that’s really high
The ambiguous grammar makes this funny. The plane was from space?
>Passenger jet photographed on Expedition 72 to the ISS, over the Aleutian Islands on October 20, 2024 18:26 UTC. Unsure what the flight is but we happened to be overhead!
The flight pictured is most likely either UAL3031 HND-ORD N13013 or ACA8 HKG-YVR C-FVLX.
OMG guys, an astronaut just talked to me on the phone and showed me a picture he took from space!!
(Technically correct, which is the best kind of correct)
How did you know the plane was from space
Come on man, I can photograph planes from down here. Gotta give me more than that to impress me. JK… awesome stuff