The Milky Way as seen from ISS, with stars as points, rising sun, and cities as golden streaks below. Taken with Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, 15 seconds, f1.4, ISO 6400, with homemade orbital sidereal drive to compensate for orbital pitch rate (4 degrees/min)
More photos from space can be found on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and Instagram, astro_pettit
iprocrastina on
How does it look to the naked eye up there?
IsChristianAwake on
I keep underestimating just how bright artificial lights actually are. Brilliant picture btw. 🙏🏾
Born-Cartoonist-6773 on
I want to drown into the galaxy
Your_Kindly_Despot on
“My God, it’s full of stars”
ARobertNotABob on
I wonder if the inhabitants of other barred spiral galaxies call theirs “Our Milky Way” 🙂
iammaffyou on
New iPhone background, thannnk you
muitosabao on
Stunning! What a privilege it must be.
QVRedit on
Obviously a ‘Time Exposure’…
Friendly-Gur-3289 on
This image makes me feel so insignificant and yet, so lucky!
Oarner__ on
I cannot thank you enough for these stunning photos! Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking as always
FiveCatPenagerie on
Don, you continue to be a huge inspiration for me and many others. 🫡
dlegatt on
Reminds me of interstellar, just before they flew into the wormhole
Desertortoise on
Looks like Andor’s Eye of Aldani
YisusDeSalta on
GOD DAMN, beautiful photograph!
The-Gargoyle on
I love this photo so much.
But at the same time, I have a voice in my head screaming “HANG ON EVERYBODY, IT’S SPINNING TOO FAST!” :]
Graavy___ on
This has “main character energy” written all over it.
reikeimaster on
Wow so exquisite! It looks so peaceful but all the radiation and meteorites not so much!!! That old saying of looks can be deceiving! lol🤣
theAchilliesHIV on
I hear that little girl pointing at earth, “look at all those light pollutions!”
mfb- on
Looks very blurry in the top half, should we remove it?
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The Milky Way as seen from ISS, with stars as points, rising sun, and cities as golden streaks below. Taken with Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, 15 seconds, f1.4, ISO 6400, with homemade orbital sidereal drive to compensate for orbital pitch rate (4 degrees/min)
More photos from space can be found on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and Instagram, astro_pettit
How does it look to the naked eye up there?
I keep underestimating just how bright artificial lights actually are. Brilliant picture btw. 🙏🏾
I want to drown into the galaxy
“My God, it’s full of stars”
I wonder if the inhabitants of other barred spiral galaxies call theirs “Our Milky Way” 🙂
New iPhone background, thannnk you
Stunning! What a privilege it must be.
Obviously a ‘Time Exposure’…
This image makes me feel so insignificant and yet, so lucky!
I cannot thank you enough for these stunning photos! Absolutely beautiful and breathtaking as always
Don, you continue to be a huge inspiration for me and many others. 🫡
Reminds me of interstellar, just before they flew into the wormhole
Looks like Andor’s Eye of Aldani
GOD DAMN, beautiful photograph!
I love this photo so much.
But at the same time, I have a voice in my head screaming “HANG ON EVERYBODY, IT’S SPINNING TOO FAST!” :]
This has “main character energy” written all over it.
Wow so exquisite! It looks so peaceful but all the radiation and meteorites not so much!!! That old saying of looks can be deceiving! lol🤣
I hear that little girl pointing at earth, “look at all those light pollutions!”
Looks very blurry in the top half, should we remove it?
/s