I can’t fathom such a surreal experience. Wonderful photo. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
astro_pettit on
Star trail photography at orbital speeds produces surreal imagery of space phenomena. City lights, background stars, lightning spots and flashing satellites are recorded across the time history with striking results.
more orbital star trail photography can be seen on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and instagram, astro_pettit
7fingersDeep on
Don- your photography is amazing and you’re doing a great service by taking something so foreign and unfathomable to almost the entirety of humanity and making it approachable and beautiful. Turning the unknown into the universal language of art. Thank you.
ceabug on
Amazing image from a seasoned shutter bug. Cyberpunk vibes…
Direct-Morning-6077 on
Looks like a lot of trash in space.
Klytus_Im-Bored on
Wild how periodic the lightning strikes are
UnitedSentences5571 on
Thanks for taking the time to share that magnificent view! Save travels, spaceman!
Wayward_Whines on
Another absolutely amazing shot Donald. Keep sharing them.
total_bullwhip on
Boy, I’m glad this one is in focus!
But for real, this is a spectacular photo! As always.
hutch_man0 on
Cooper: I am nosing down. Approaching the event horizon…
CatDaddyTom on
Cool photo. Sad that the pristine skies even from orbit are screwed up by Starlink. Enjoy it while we can, it’s turning into an orbital garbage dump.
Brewskiz on
Amazing image! So much stuff up there…
SwimmingPirate9070 on
What are the light trails that appear to be beneath you? The satellites are the trails running from the top of frame correct?
Edit: where are the light trails? City? What country?
VoidMageZero on
That’s a really cool photo!
hardknockcock on
Meanwhile we could install fiber lines to rural areas that would last 100+ years but nah let’s put a bunch of trash in space
RayDanielsOnTheAir on
You called these Star trails in another post. Is this both or originally mislabeled? It’s phenomenal regardless, but that confuses me.
FrankLangellasBalls on
Seems pretty gross doesn’t it
ShortysTRM on
You are honestly incredible. I know there’s a lot of important science going on inside the ISS, but I love that your photography makes it so easy to immerse myself into it. You take photos that are relevant, easy to understand, timely, and topical. These are photos that show the drastic changes in space up until to this point, but also serve as an important marker in time, whereas someone repeating this in 10, 20, 50, or 100 years will end up with a wildly different view.
chachachapman7 on
Was this ironically taken inside a dragon capsule? The windows look like the Dragon
Galactroid on
How many starlink satellites are we at now? Right around 10,000
Drifter747 on
You’ve made it look beautiful
Lonely-Ad-5340 on
What are the purpley white things
-_-0_0-_0 on
It’s not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they’re not much bigger than two meters
TKOTC001 on
That’s horrible. Why did the government allow that.
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I can’t fathom such a surreal experience. Wonderful photo. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
Star trail photography at orbital speeds produces surreal imagery of space phenomena. City lights, background stars, lightning spots and flashing satellites are recorded across the time history with striking results.
more orbital star trail photography can be seen on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and instagram, astro_pettit
Don- your photography is amazing and you’re doing a great service by taking something so foreign and unfathomable to almost the entirety of humanity and making it approachable and beautiful. Turning the unknown into the universal language of art. Thank you.
Amazing image from a seasoned shutter bug. Cyberpunk vibes…
Looks like a lot of trash in space.
Wild how periodic the lightning strikes are
Thanks for taking the time to share that magnificent view! Save travels, spaceman!
Another absolutely amazing shot Donald. Keep sharing them.
Boy, I’m glad this one is in focus!
But for real, this is a spectacular photo! As always.
Cooper: I am nosing down. Approaching the event horizon…
Cool photo. Sad that the pristine skies even from orbit are screwed up by Starlink. Enjoy it while we can, it’s turning into an orbital garbage dump.
Amazing image! So much stuff up there…
What are the light trails that appear to be beneath you? The satellites are the trails running from the top of frame correct?
Edit: where are the light trails? City? What country?
That’s a really cool photo!
Meanwhile we could install fiber lines to rural areas that would last 100+ years but nah let’s put a bunch of trash in space
You called these Star trails in another post. Is this both or originally mislabeled? It’s phenomenal regardless, but that confuses me.
Seems pretty gross doesn’t it
You are honestly incredible. I know there’s a lot of important science going on inside the ISS, but I love that your photography makes it so easy to immerse myself into it. You take photos that are relevant, easy to understand, timely, and topical. These are photos that show the drastic changes in space up until to this point, but also serve as an important marker in time, whereas someone repeating this in 10, 20, 50, or 100 years will end up with a wildly different view.
Was this ironically taken inside a dragon capsule? The windows look like the Dragon
How many starlink satellites are we at now? Right around 10,000
You’ve made it look beautiful
What are the purpley white things
It’s not impossible. I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they’re not much bigger than two meters
That’s horrible. Why did the government allow that.
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Could this effect be used to determine if celestial bodies have satellites?
How were the non-starlink satellites filtered out?