High resolution star trail from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, marked by a fleet of flashing Starlink satellites, glowing atmosphere, soon to rise sun, and arcing stars. Starlink satellites are a common phenomena to see from the ISS at orbital dusk and dawn, when their solar panels catch the sunlight and momentarily flash. In exposures like mine, they can create distinct streaks across the time history. Captured over the Pacific Ocean with Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, effective 24 minute exposure compiled from individual 30 second frames, f1.4, ISO 1600.
More star trails from space can be found on my twitter and instagram, astro_pettit
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High resolution star trail from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon, marked by a fleet of flashing Starlink satellites, glowing atmosphere, soon to rise sun, and arcing stars. Starlink satellites are a common phenomena to see from the ISS at orbital dusk and dawn, when their solar panels catch the sunlight and momentarily flash. In exposures like mine, they can create distinct streaks across the time history. Captured over the Pacific Ocean with Nikon Z9, Sigma 14mm f1.4 lens, effective 24 minute exposure compiled from individual 30 second frames, f1.4, ISO 1600.
More star trails from space can be found on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and instagram, astro_pettit
Soon, we’ll look up and be able to see space junk with the naked eye.
This is awesome! It reminds me of the wormhole in Interstellar