Pettit's stunning photo showcases the Northern Lights against the backdrop of the International Space Station.
Pettit’s latest photo, shared on January 2nd, shows northern lights illuminating the night sky against a silhouette of the International Space Station. Earth was hit by a significant CME and powerful solar winds as the calendar ticked over to 2025, resulting in substantial auroral activity and a severe G4-class storm on January 1st. The Sun emitted three strong solar flares on Dec. 29, peaking at 2:18am, 11:14pm, and 11:31pm ET.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager captured images of the events, which were classified as X1.1, X1.5, and X1.1.Although not as severe, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is forecasting a G1-class storm on January 4th and 5th, which could result in northern lights being visible in northern areas within the United States. The January 1st storm didn’t align well with nighttime in North America but provided viewers with brilliant displays across Europe. Since returning to the ISS in September, Pettit has been characteristically active with his camera. Among the most prolific and talented photographers to ever go to space, Pettit recently shared a side-by-side showing the fleeting nature of Sun glint on Earth, a video ofSolar water witching from orbit; where there is water there is sun glint. These two photos were taken seconds apart to capture the fleeting nature of sun glint.Large Magellanic Cloud visible in the southern hemisphere with the upper “red-orange” part of our atmosphere (called the f-region) seen in the lower part of the photograph. This is a time exposure using my homemade tracker that compensates forThe LMC is about 200,000 light-years from Earth, and the ISS moves at 17,500 miles per hour, so Pettit’s fancy homemade tracking system has many challenges to overcome. So far, so good. It’s not the first time Pettit has made a custom tracking system for use aboard the ISS
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