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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Leonie Helm

Astronaut Don Pettit talks all things astrophotography from the International Space Station

Earth’s city lights streak by in this long-exposure photo taken by NASA astronaut Don Pettit on Oct. 24, 2024. The green glow of Earth’s atmosphere is also visible on the horizon.

NASA astronaut and chemical engineer Don Pettit is known for his incredible orbital astrophotography as well as his in-space inventions, including the Zero G Coffee Cup, which received the first ever patent for an object invented in space.

Pettit has previously given photography masterclasses from space, and recently gave an interview with NASA while aboard the International Space Station. He talked about the importance of astrophotography, and the challenges of taking photos in space, another camera invention, and the most significant image he’s captured.

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