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Astronaut Captures Stunning Galaxy Views from ISS with Homemade Star Tracker

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Source: Space.com
Astronaut Captures Stunning Galaxy Views from ISS with Homemade Star Tracker
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit, currently aboard the International Space Station, has captured a stunning deep space photograph using a homemade star tracker. This device compensates for the ISS's rapid movement, allowing for long-exposure shots that keep stars in perfect focus while the Earth's surface appears blurred. Pettit's ingenuity in creating this tool highlights his engineering prowess, similar to his previous invention of a zero-G coffee cup. The star tracker enables the capture of vastly more stars than typical short-exposure images.

Topics:sciencespace#astrophotography#don-pettit#engineering#international-space-station#nasa#space
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