Photo credit: Don Pettit
NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this breathtaking image of the Milky Way galaxy appearing just beyond Earth’s horizon. He used a camera with low light and long duration settings while orbiting 265 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile just before sunrise.
If you’re into photography and want to know exactly what equipment Pettit used, it includes a Nikon Z9 with a 200mm f/2 lens to photograph comets, star trails, as well as other celestial objects. However, when it comes to interplay of light, shadow, and the Earth’s atmosphere, a Sigma 70-500mm lens is swapped in.
- Superior Optics: 400mm(f/5.7) focal length and 70mm aperture, fully coated optics glass lens with high transmission coatings creates stunning images...
- Magnification: Come with two replaceable eyepieces and one 3x Barlow lens.3x Barlow lens trebles the magnifying power of each eyepiece. 5x24 finder...
- Wireless Remote: This refractor telescope includes one smart phone adapter and one Wireless camera remote to explore the nature of the world easily...
Pettit is part of the Expedition 72 crew, along with NASA astronauts Suni Williams, Butch Wilmore, and Nick Hague. The orbital residents are exploring a variety of space phenomena to benefit humans on and off the Earth including pharmaceutical manufacturing, advanced life support systems, genetic sequencing in microgravity, and more,” said Monika Luabeya, NASA Web Editor.
