During his third stay in orbit, Pettit is absolutely killing it.
    • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
      3•4 days ago

      Maybe most impactful, but this one sure has a lot of cool things about it as a photograph.

      • @BradleyUffnerEnglish
        4•4 days ago

        It would be cooler if it wasn’t so blurry. I know that’s hard to correct for, but still.

          • @BradleyUffnerEnglish
            1•3 days ago

            I was referring to the new one. My eyes actually hurt a bit trying to focus on the horizon.

            • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
              1•3 days ago

              Hmm, strange. Looked like a pretty clear pic to me. Remember that the pic in the article is almost certainly a compressed version of the original from the NASA site.

  • M137English
    5•4 days ago

    Seriously? This is not that good, it’s universes away from being “the best photo from space - ever”. It’s not even close to the best from the ISS.

    • AFK BRB ChocolateEnglish
      3•3 days ago

      Aside from being a cool looking pic, I think it’s because of what’s in it. From the article:

      In this image, one can see the core of the Milky Way galaxy, zodiacal light (sunlight diffused by interplanetary dust), streaks of SpaceX Starlink satellites, individual stars, an edge-on view of the atmosphere that appears in burnt umber due to hydroxide emissions, a near-sunrise just over the horizon, and nighttime cities appearing as streaks.