Here’s another nicely done video of time lapse imagery of both earth and stars as seen from the Int. Space Station (link via reddit.com):
Category Archives: Eyes in the Sky
Video: Terrific view of the Aurora Borealis in ultra-high-def time lapse from the ISS
A tour of aurora borealis and other gorgeous sites from the ISS;
From the caption:
NASA Television’s newest offering, NASA TV UHD, brings ultra-high definition video to a new level with the kind of imagery only the world’s leader in space exploration could provide.
Harmonic produced this show exclusively for NASA TV UHD, using time-lapses shot from the International Space Station, showing both the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis phenomena that occur when electrically charged electrons and protons in the Earth’s magnetic field collide with neutral atoms in the upper atmosphere.
For more info: http://go.nasa.gov/1lyUGlY
Update: More ISS earth views:
Update: Yet more ultra high-def views of earth:
Satellite images give hints of a lost Viking settlement
On Monday the program NOVA – Vikings Unearthed will be broadcast on PBS about the possible discovery by satellite imagery of a Viking settlement site in Newfoundland: Discovery Could Rewrite History of Vikings in New World – National Geographic.
POINT ROSEE, CANADA: It’s a two-mile trudge through forested, swampy ground to reach Point Rosee, a narrow, windswept peninsula stretching from southern Newfoundland into the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Last June, a team of archaeologists was drawn to this remote part of Canada by a modern-day treasure map: satellite imagery revealing ground features that could be evidence of past human activity.
The treasure they discovered here—a stone hearth used for working iron—could rewrite the early history of North America and aid the search for lost Viking settlements described in Norse sagas centuries ago.
Video: “Why Send Art Into Space?” – the Planet Labs satellite art
Planet Labs is a Silicon Valley based company that has launched over 80 smallsats into low earth orbit, many by shooting them from the Int. Space Station. Here is a video from the National Geographic Short Film Showcase about the artworks etched onto the sides of the satellites:
Planet Labs, an Earth-imaging company, paired with the Autodesk Pier 9 Workshop for an out-of-this-world art installation. Artists were selected to create a collection of work, which was then laser-etched on Planet Labs’s satellite panels. Images from these satellites provide important data on environmental changes and other issues. The “Art in Space” exhibition is either in orbit or awaiting launch from the International Space Station. “We want to inspire people to investigate science, to investigate creativity, to go do beautiful art pieces in an uncomfortable and unique manner,” says Forest Stearns, art director for Planet Labs. Hear more about the project in filmmaker Charlie Nordstrom‘s intriguing piece.
See also Art at Planet Labs
Video: ‘On the shoulders of giants’ – Tim Peake’s Principia mission on the ISS
A nicely made video of highlights of UK astronaut Tim Peake’s mission on the Int. Space Station with beautiful imagery of the earth:
From the caption:
“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” is the famous quote by renowned scientist Sir Isaac Newton. This is particularly apt as a title for this video summary of ESA astronaut Tim Peake’s Principia mission – named after Newton’s monumental work Philosophiae Naturalis Principia and now building on the work of previous European astronaut missions, while being supported by a huge team of scientists and engineers on the ground.
The music accompanying this video was chosen by Tim, coming from the soundtrack of one of his favourite films, the 2004 movie Layer Cake. This piece is called ‘Drive to the Boatyard’, by internationally known British film composer Ilan Eshkeri. Ilan provided a slightly extended piece specially for ESA.
Tim comments: “I’m delighted with this video, which captures the essence of human spaceflight and natural beauty of our planet from space – all put to Ilan’s inspiring soundtrack!”
More info on Principia: http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Hum…
More about Ilan Eshkeri: http://www.ilaneshkeri.com/
Music by I. Eshkeri, © Ole Colorful Drawings Music Inc. administered by SonyATV Music Publishing