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GOT THAT WOW FACTOR -- 4K HD TIME LAPSES OF EARTH FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, has gifted all of humanity the beautiful compilation of time-lapse HD videos, shot during his six-month stint on the International Space Station. See what its like to fly through an aurora in orbit The six-minute video is actually created from combining 12,500 images taken at regular intervals by cameras that Gerst often setup to document experiments and docking procedures. Gersts mission aboard the ISS ended in November. Images of auroras abound in the video, as do spellbinding shots of humming cities at night, storms and flashes of lightning, all captured as the space station sailed overhead, traveling as fast as 17,000 miles per hour. Also keep an eye out for the eye of a tropical storm, a few fascinating docking and detachment operations with visiting spacecraft, as well as a nice token outward-looking time lapse of the Milky Way. But my favorite thing among all these thousands of images is the ever present greenish glow of the edge of our home planets atmosphere, protecting us from the vacuum of space and from the punishing rays of the sun, also captured in blinding time-lapsed sunrises in the video. That emerald line, like everything else Gerst shares with us, is a stark reminder of just how tiny and fragile the vibrant envelope we live within is against the backdrop of a cold, unforgiving UNIVERSE. Watch this video anytime youve had a bad day and be thankful that you get to live inside that beautiful green bubble called Earth...be aware of our great fortune... (and in 4K, no less!!!) Happy New Year!
Posted on: Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:05:16 +0000

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