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NASA Space Technology Don Pettit / NASANASA astronaut Don Pettit already has a long-held reputation for creating stunning space photography, and his latest effort will only bolster it.Shared on social media on Thursday, the image (top) shows Earth as a blaze of streaking light, an effect created by using a long and multiple exposures to capture cities at night across several continents.But the photograph, captured from the International Space Station (ISS) where Pettit arrived in September on his fourth orbital mission, also features lots of other goodies, including perhaps the first ISS image to show both a sunset and sunrise in a single frame. Circular star trails above Earth are also visible, and if you look closely enough you might also be able to see lightning flashes and aurora.New star trails photography is back!This 30-minute...