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ISS Flies Above the Aurora Australis

This video of the Aurora Australis was created from a sequence of still shots taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station. The images were acquired on September 11, 2011 as the ISS orbit pass descended over eastern Australia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W25qp1lTCY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viH18XvTTYw

[ http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/AuroraAustralis-Video.html ; via e.g. http://news.discovery.com/space/space-station-soars-over-aurora-110920.html ]


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What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth?

A time-lapse taken from the front of the International Space Station as it orbits our planet at night. This movie begins over the Pacific Ocean and continues over North and South America before entering daylight near Antarctica. Visible cities, countries and landmarks include (in order) Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles. Phoenix. Multiple cities in Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. Mexico City, the Gulf of Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, El Salvador, Lightning in the Pacific Ocean, Guatemala, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, Lake Titicaca, and the Amazon. Also visible is the earths ionosphere (thin yellow line), a satellite (55sec) and the stars of our galaxy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74mhQyuyELQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdDEpC0uHWI [fluid version]

[via e.g. http://news.discovery.com/space/around-the-world-space-station-110917.html ]


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