Astronaut Captures Ghostly Pic of SpaceX Dragon from Space Station

Have you ever imagined what it's like to take a picture in space? NASA astronaut Don Pettit, 69, did just that on his fourth mission to the International Space Station (ISS). He captured a spooky image of the SpaceX Dragon Freedom capsule after its Crew-9 mission. The black-and-white photo shows the capsule's belly, with the sun shining through its stitching, giving it a ghostly appearance.

Pettit, who has spent 370 days in orbit, didn't fly on the Dragon. Instead, he used a Russian Soyuz spacecraft. He's a photography enthusiast and has been practicing his skills since his last mission in 2012-13. This time, he used a Nikon Z9 camera with a fisheye lens to snap the picture. The photo was taken at a quarter of a second exposure, with settings of f2. 8 and ISO 3200. Pettit adjusted the contrast, brightness, and color to get the final effect. He shared the image on X (formerly Twitter) on Oct. 24, commenting on how the sun shines through the stitching, adding a unique touch to the composition.

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