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LiveCam at
Zion National Park . Utah
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LiveCam at
Zion National Park . Utah
Nov
20
Like a delicate floating bubble the earth moves through the cold void of space. When you watch this video can’t help but appreciate it’s narrow layer of atmosphere and how it wraps everything we are and have been in it’s warm blanket. We live in a greenhouse.
Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions
28 and 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October,
2011 at an altitude of approximately 217 miles. Thanks to Mike Koenig for putting this together.
Shooting locations in order of appearance:
1. Aurora Borealis Pass over the United States at Night
2. Aurora Borealis and eastern United States at Night
3. Aurora Australis from Madagascar to southwest of Australia
4. Aurora Australis south of Australia
5. Northwest coast of United States to Central South America at Night
6. Aurora Australis from the Southern to the Northern Pacific Ocean
7. Halfway around the World
8. Night Pass over Central Africa and the Middle East
9. Evening Pass over the Sahara Desert and the Middle East
10. Pass over Canada and Central United States at Night
11. Pass over Southern California to Hudson Bay
12. Islands in the Philippine Sea at Night
13. Pass over Eastern Asia to Philippine Sea and Guam
14. Views of the Mideast at Night
15. Night Pass over Mediterranean Sea
16. Aurora Borealis and the United States at Night
17. Aurora Australis over Indian Ocean
18. Eastern Europe to Southeastern Asia at Night
The Space Shuttle isn’t flying any more but the International Space Station is still quite active. If you look into the night sky and see a large, bright, unblinking light passing overhead there’s a good chance you’re seeing the ISS on one of it’s orbits.
Here’s a place to check the times of passage near you. Click the image below.
