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Wednesday, 24 December 2014

VIDEO: WATCH THIS SPECTACULAR SIX-MINUTE TIME-LAPSE OF SIX MONTHS OF EARTH FROM SPACE


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Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses
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European Space Agency (ESA), 22 December 2014.

Watch Earth roll by through the perspective of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in this six-minute time-lapse video from space. Combining 12,500 images taken by Alexander during his six-month Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station, this Ultra High Definition video shows the best our beautiful planet has to offer.

Marvel at the auroras, sunrises, clouds, stars, oceans, the Milky Way, the International Space Station, lightning, cities at night, spacecraft and the thin band of atmosphere that protects us from space.

Often while conducting scientific experiments or docking spacecraft, Alexander would set cameras to automatically take pictures at regular intervals. Combining these images gives the time-lapse effect seen in this video:


Watch the video in 4K resolution for the best effect and find out more about Alexander Gerst’s Blue Dot mission here.

Follow Alexander Gerst here.

Top image: YouTube screen capture.

[Source: European Space Agency (ESA)/YouTube. Top image added.]

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