NASA astronaut Don Pettit used a camera with low light and long duration settings to capture this Jan. 29, 2025, image of the Milky Way appearing beyond Earth’s horizon. At the time, the International Space Station was orbiting 265 miles above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile just before sunrise.
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.
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Image credit: NASA/Don Pettit
2025年1月29日，NASA宇航员唐·佩蒂特（Don Pettit）使用低光照与长曝光设置的相机，拍摄到这张银河系出现在地球地平线之外的壮丽图像。拍摄时，国际空间站正位于智利沿海上空的太平洋，距离地球265英里（约426公里），时间接近日出前。
佩蒂特是第72号远征队（Expedition 72）的成员，与他同行的还有NASA宇航员苏尼·威廉姆斯 (Suni Williams)、布奇·威尔莫尔 (Butch Wilmore) 和尼克·海格 (Nick Hague)。他们正在空间站上开展一系列科学研究，以造福地球内外的人类，包括制药研究、先进生命支持系统、微重力环境下的基因测序等多个实验。
图片来源: NASA/Don Pettit
