US astronaut Don Pettit's photographs of space – in pictures
Astronaut Donald R Pettit has spent 370 days aboard the International Space Station and 13 hours space-walking. During that time, he created a unique collection of photographs documenting the Earth, the universe and life on board the ISS. The results have been published in Spaceborne by PSG
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The International Space Station, its construction complete, as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery. Photo by crew of STS-119
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The Bahamas, showing underwater coral sand dunes
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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The east cost of the US showing (bottom to top) Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York City and Boston
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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A time-lapse photo showing stars and the lights of Earth streaking past. The bright white flashes are created by lightning bursts illuminating the clouds
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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A space-grown zucchini
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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An astronauts selfie. Pettit photographed himself reflected in a window on board the International Space Station
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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A shot of clouds casting long shadows as the sun sets over Earth
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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Snorting fire from its nozzles, a European Space Agency un-piloted cargo vehicle approaches the International Space Station
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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Stars and the lights of Earth leave trails in this time-lapse photograph. The white flashes are lightning illuminating the clouds
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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Pettit would often rig an array of as many as six cameras in the cupola windows and set them all to fire continuously for events such as sunsets, which only last around seven seconds on the ISS
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
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A meteorite from the Lyrid meteor shower burns up over Florida
Photograph: Donald R Pettit
