Don Pettit / NASA Earth has rarely looked as remarkable as it does in this stunning shot (above) captured by NASA astronaut Don Pettit from the International Space Station (ISS). Taken during his recent seven-month mission aboard the orbital outpost, the astonishing image shows an airglow over the planet we call home, together with distant stars and a part of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked at the station. Recommended Videos “SpaceX Dragon flies between the stars of deep space, and a sea of clouds lit by the red upper atmospheric airglow,” Pettit wrote alongside the photo in a social media post that he shared on Sunday. “This is a 20-second exposure taken with my orbital sidereal drive that tracks the stars thus allowing long exposures.” SpaceX Dragon flies between the stars of deep space, and a sea of clouds lit by the red upper atmospheric airglow. This is a 20 second exposure taken with my orbital sidereal drive that tracks the stars thus allowing long exposures. pic.twitter.com/Kk7KwHSQql