Astronaut gives glorious glimpse at view from 260 miles in orbit
He captured these wonders from 260 miles in orbit above Earth.
By Dean Murray
An astronaut has shared a jaw-dropping view from his workplace window - aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
American spaceman Don Pettit has this week captured wonders from 260 miles in orbit above Earth.
His pictures show the Milky Way and the lights of terrestrial cities, as well as an incredible of hundreds of fishing vessels in Vietnam.
(Don Pettit/NASA via SWNS)
Of his picture shared today (Feb. 12), the Expedition 72 Flight Engineer said: "Starfield from Space Station. Taken from the SpaceX Crew 9 Dragon vehicle showing the Southern Cross region using my homemade star tracker."
Of his Feb. 11 'Boat City' image, Don wrote: "A floating city of boats seen at night from ISS anchored off the coast of Van Hung, Vietnam."
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