Istanbul, Turkey as seen from the International Space Station. A city of ancient history and many empires! Its lights are also diverse in color and intensity, spread through hills and historic streets, characteristic of old world cities. I took this photo on Expedition 72 to the ISS, using Nikon Z9. More photos from space can be found on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/astro_pettit/), astro_pettit, for those interested
Kudai-tauricus on
dayum!
DursunG_ on
No WAY I interacted with a legit astro tonight
Achoo_Gesundheit on

Reqvhio on
holy shit I can see myself! 😂 on a more serious note damn thank you, this is epic!
AlleHabenSpass on
Do you happen to easily recognize places like airports etc through patterns after looking at many cities?
SpinningDickAttack on
Wait you’re ACTUALLY AN ASTRONAUT THAT’S INSANE???
TestamentTwo on
Appreciate it goat
Xanthomania on
Thanks 👏🏼
legthighkneelover on
Jeez… how big Istanbul Airport is…
Zeusslayer on
Beautiful, thank you for this! I love the prince islands lights
zilelicemal on
Thank you Don! All that chaos in a single image.
themantwelve on
inanilmaz
Berke80 on
This is absolutely gorgeous!! Thank you for taking the photo and taking the time to post it here, /u/astro_pettit . You made our day (or rather night)!
Worldly-Ad-5532 on
This is amazing
Ciri04 on
i would absolutely love if the full quality image i checked your twitter your photos are sooo gorgeous
dwolven on
Great photo, thanks!
Yalnız sosyal medya’da Türk etkileşiminin tadını bir kere alan influencer bir daha bırakamaz söyleyeyim. 🙂
GreyChainGuy on
Oh I can see myself 🙂
DeliPolat on
Amazing!!
HaktakeN on
Just Wow! I wish you health and success in your mission,huge respect 🫡
erThem on
You are great
Communist_Potato45 on
Would be very interesting if there was somebody on the ground also photographing as the ISS was passing over
_AIpine on
Finally a high quality picture that includes all the cats of Istanbul!!
mityboss on
Bro what a flex!!! My dream is to become an astronaut, and you are an inspiration
-FaZe- on
This is an old one the 3rd bridge didn’t exist yet
I can identify most of the patterns and colors from here, actually freaking amazing lol
I_Hate_Traffic on
Amazing picture
Sergeantson on
Thank you.
Bargothball on
Dayum! A real astronaut here on r/Turkey
buenonocheseniorgato on
Amazing…
This image has amazing quality for a mere 3.9 megabytes. Oh how the times have changed…
I can make out the stadium close to me, make out the school I studied at, the park I go to take a jog, the train station I use on my way to work, the hospital I take mom to…Hell, can even almost make out my street if not for some light distortion!
Thank you for this. And godspeed on your journey.
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NE DEMEK MY BEST PHOTO
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Istanbul, Turkey as seen from the International Space Station. A city of ancient history and many empires! Its lights are also diverse in color and intensity, spread through hills and historic streets, characteristic of old world cities. I took this photo on Expedition 72 to the ISS, using Nikon Z9. More photos from space can be found on my [twitter](https://x.com/astro_Pettit) and [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/astro_pettit/), astro_pettit, for those interested
dayum!
No WAY I interacted with a legit astro tonight

holy shit I can see myself! 😂 on a more serious note damn thank you, this is epic!
Do you happen to easily recognize places like airports etc through patterns after looking at many cities?
Wait you’re ACTUALLY AN ASTRONAUT THAT’S INSANE???
Appreciate it goat
Thanks 👏🏼
Jeez… how big Istanbul Airport is…
Beautiful, thank you for this! I love the prince islands lights
Thank you Don! All that chaos in a single image.
inanilmaz
This is absolutely gorgeous!! Thank you for taking the photo and taking the time to post it here, /u/astro_pettit . You made our day (or rather night)!
This is amazing
i would absolutely love if the full quality image i checked your twitter your photos are sooo gorgeous
Great photo, thanks!
Yalnız sosyal medya’da Türk etkileşiminin tadını bir kere alan influencer bir daha bırakamaz söyleyeyim. 🙂
Oh I can see myself 🙂
Amazing!!
Just Wow! I wish you health and success in your mission,huge respect 🫡
You are great
Would be very interesting if there was somebody on the ground also photographing as the ISS was passing over
Finally a high quality picture that includes all the cats of Istanbul!!
Bro what a flex!!! My dream is to become an astronaut, and you are an inspiration
This is an old one the 3rd bridge didn’t exist yet
https://preview.redd.it/fpkgk8fnnveh1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8717a127800a8deb7ede8e08a2eb75809625196c
I can identify most of the patterns and colors from here, actually freaking amazing lol
Amazing picture
Thank you.
Dayum! A real astronaut here on r/Turkey
Amazing…
This image has amazing quality for a mere 3.9 megabytes. Oh how the times have changed…
I can make out the stadium close to me, make out the school I studied at, the park I go to take a jog, the train station I use on my way to work, the hospital I take mom to…Hell, can even almost make out my street if not for some light distortion!
Thank you for this. And godspeed on your journey.
NE DEMEK MY BEST PHOTO