Earth from space: Astronauts share photography tips for snapping amazing photos from the ISS

Astronauts on board the International Space Station pass on their astrophotographic know-how.

Astronaut Dominick Dominick , who launched to the ISS on March 4 , says he has snapped between 150,000 and 200,000 images during his time in space.

Photographer Michael Pettit , who will launch to the orbiting outpost in September , also passed on his knowledge of photography.

Astronaut Dominick Dominick and Don Pettit share their photos of Earth from the ISS .

The ISS astronauts capture the most interesting images of Earth , such as sprites, from their time-lapse photos.

Pettit 's favorite image, taken in 2003 , was taken on Fujichrome 100 film, and shows cities streaking by.

Keith Cooper is a freelance science journalist and editor in the United Kingdom , and has a degree in physics and astrophysics from the University of Manchester . He's the author of " The Contact Paradox: Challenging Our Assumptions in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence" ( Bloomsbury Sigma , 2020 ) and has written articles on astronomy, space, physics and astrobiology for a multitude of magazines and websites..