Time-Lapse Video of the Earth Rotating Under an Astronaut

By John Farrier in Video Clips on Sep 3, 2010 at 9:01 am


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Astronaut and educator Don Pettit recorded this time-lapse video from the International Space Station. It shows day turning into night as the Earth rotates beneath him.

via Radley Balko


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  1. dermotmoconnor
    Sep 3rd, 2010 at 11:16 am

    An obvious hoax, shot in a Hollywood studio by Stanley Kubrick.

  2. Fran
    Sep 3rd, 2010 at 11:35 am

    @dermotmoconnor: awww, I hope not. This was ultra-cool

  3. Padraig
    Sep 3rd, 2010 at 2:06 pm

    Wow. That much artificial light? Wow.

  4. Krikkit
    Sep 3rd, 2010 at 4:47 pm

    “It shows day turning into night as the Earth rotates beneath him.”

    Erm thats not exactly what is happening.

    The ISS is traveling from west to east at roughly 20k mph. There is a sun rise and set every 90 minutes.

  5. Josh
    Sep 3rd, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    @Krikkit
    exactly what I was thinking. That is why the stars move so quickly. If it were stationary the stars would barely move over time.


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