American astronaut captures Milky Way and false dawn in one photo
17:54, 15 January 2025
American astronaut Don Pettit has captured Milky Way, Zodiacal light and Starlink satellite in one image, Kazinform News Agency reports.
The astronaut shared the image on his X account.
In his words, the photo was taken from Dragon Crew 9 vehicle port window.
According to astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy “this might be the best photo ever taken from the ISS. Bravo. (ISS).
Zodiacal light or false dawn is a faint glow extending along the ecliptic (i.e. in the region of zodiac), caused by the scattering of sunlight by dust particles concentrated in the plane of the solar system.