astro_pettit OP t1_iuj6ikl wrote on October 31, 2022 at 6:56 PM

Reply to comment by ajwells007 in A view I captured of the sun between ISS solar panels. More details in comments. by astro_pettit

This photo was taken inside the station, yes

astro_pettit OP t1_iuib4xt wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:28 PM

Reply to comment by Ani-A in A view I captured of the sun between ISS solar panels. More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Destin and I are good friends!

astro_pettit OP t1_iueq465 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:38 PM

Reply to comment by TestCampaign in A view I captured of the sun between ISS solar panels. More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Sunsets and sunrises are very quick, so this was premeditated

astro_pettit OP t1_iueebo5 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:20 PM

Reply to comment by Nocuadra66 in A view I captured of the sun between ISS solar panels. More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Thank you; happy to share

astro_pettit OP t1_iuea18y wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:53 PM

Reply to A view I captured of the sun between ISS solar panels. More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Sun setting behind the ISS solar panels, captured on my previous mission in 2012. The sheet Kapton substrate for the thousands of individual solar cells produces the deep red-orange glow when illuminated at the proper sun angles. Captured with a Nikon D3s, 24mm f1.4 lens, f8, 200th sec, ISO 800.

More photos from the ISS can be found on my Instagram and Twitter.

astro_pettit OP t1_iroyx9o wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:42 PM

Reply to comment by DankDaddyPatty in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

this is a visible spectrum photo; colors are more vivid due to no atmospheric scattering

astro_pettit OP t1_iroynqz wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:40 PM

Reply to comment by acrewdog in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

With 400mm f2.8 and 1200mm f8 lenses, we effectively have big hunk of glass refractors on ISS.

astro_pettit OP t1_iroyh3p wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:39 PM

Reply to comment by Few_Carpenter_9185 in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

you got the math right; ISS now pitches at 4 degrees per minute, 16X faster than Sidereal rates.

astro_pettit OP t1_iroy6bg wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:37 PM

Reply to comment by Whoudini13 in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Your question is good; we have 400mm f2.8 and 1200mm f8 Nikon telephoto lenses on ISS and these in effect can be used as a refractor telescope.

astro_pettit OP t1_iroxuth wrote on October 9, 2022 at 10:34 PM

Reply to comment by thejml2000 in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

I use Bogen arms as camera mounts to hold the camera in the position to make the wanted composition. In weightlessness, two Bagen arms can be connected together to make a very flexible positioning system. Now that ISS is flying LVLH attitude, making star field exposures longer that 2 seconds with a 24mm f1.4 lens gives stars as streaks.

astro_pettit OP t1_irnp4zw wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:31 PM

Reply to comment by Highspdfailure in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

I have taken tens of thousands of photos over my career, and some of my are best on display here on my reddit profile, my Instagram, and my Twitter. More to come soon!

astro_pettit OP t1_irnoy5j wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:29 PM

Reply to comment by Half4sleep in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Thank you!

astro_pettit OP t1_irnl0d1 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by jeerabiscuit in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Absolutely, during orbital night

astro_pettit OP t1_irnkxk2 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by TheCallousBitch in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Thank you, very poetic

astro_pettit OP t1_irnktb3 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 5:02 PM

Reply to comment by nickkohrn in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Atacama has great views!

astro_pettit OP t1_irmp8fo wrote on October 9, 2022 at 1:12 PM

Reply to comment by BobWheelerJr in Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Thanks for kind words; happy to share

astro_pettit OP t1_irmna48 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 12:54 PM

Reply to Many people have asked me if deep space photos can be captured from the ISS. This image I took aboard of the Large Magellanic Cloud shows how! More details in comments. by astro_pettit

Large Magellanic Cloud taken from ISS during my first mission, Expedition 6 in 2003. This was taken when Space Station was flying XPOP attitude, a solar inertial attitude that allowed the solar panels to point towards the sun without tracking. Essentially, the station itself was the tracking mechanism. A solar inertial attitude is about one degree per day different from a stellar inertial attitude thus for 30 second time exposures the stars remain as pinpoints. Since about 2006, ISS has flown LVLH attitude, where one side remains pointed nadir towards Earth at all times and time exposures yield stars that are arcing trails.

This photo is a four image stack, taken with a Kodak-Nikon 760 (an early professional digital camera, a Nikon body with a Kodak FX-sized sensor), Nikkor 58mm f1.2 lens, ISO 800, with each exposure of 30 sec.

More astrophotography can be found on my Instagram and Twitter. Please let me know if you would like to see more here for Reddit!

astro_pettit

My conjoined camera setup for infrared photography from the International Space Station! More details in comments.

I photographed a typically unseen area from space. More details in comments.

A detailed look at the International Space Station, photographed on my previous mission. More details in comments.

My best shot of cities at night from the International Space Station. More details in comments.