Astronaut Don Pettit’s Photos from SpaceNASA astronaut Don Pettit photographs new and old solar arrays side by side.Thai Aurora from the International Space StationLake Baikal from the International Space StationNASA astronaut Don Pettit demonstrates electrostatic forces using charged water droplets and a knitting needle made of Teflon. This series...NASA astronaut Don Pettit snaps an image of the hands of NASA astronauts Nick Hague, left, and Suni Williams inside...NASA astronaut Don Pettit helped his colleagues suit up for two spacewalks.NASA astronaut Don Pettit photographs “cosmic colors at sunrise.” From 250 miles above, the International Space Station’s orbital path covers...NASA astronaut Don Pettit’s photography could contribute to the study of transient luminous events, colorful electrical discharges that occur above...Athens, Greece from the International Space StationStar trail from Crew 9 DragonStar field showing M31, Andromeda and M33, the Pinwheel in Triangulum. The red is f-region atmospheric airglow coupled with some...Star Field from the International Space StationBurj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, from the International Space StationNASA Astronaut Suni Williams During a Spacewalk at the International Space StationBetsiboka River in Madagascar from the International Space StationWaning Crescent Moon from the International Space StationSun Glint from the International Space StationEarth’s Day-Night ShadowDuring an ISS attitude change (orientation relative to earth and stars), Pettit set up a time exposure through the Crew-9...Comet C/2023-A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) and a Meteor burning up in the atmosphere.Star field image of the Southern CrossChicago from the International Space Station
