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: Fly over the planet Earth: View from ISS


AWDTurboLuvr
09-19-2011, 06:41 PM
What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth? - YouTube

Pretty amazing stuff...the lightning strikes were cool from above as well.

urrh
09-19-2011, 07:44 PM
What does it feel like to fly over planet Earth? vs. Nyan Cat [original] by VJ Skruller | YouTube Doubler | Mashup Helper (http://youtubedoubler.com/?video1=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3 D74mhQyuyELQ%26feature%3Dplayer_embedded%23!&start1=&video2=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D QH2-TGUlwu4&start2=&authorName=Skruller)
:fullofwin:

MG1
09-19-2011, 08:18 PM
deja vu

Ulic Qel-Droma
09-19-2011, 09:09 PM
the lightning storms are awesome.

Gumby
09-20-2011, 08:43 AM
Cool... that view is something that the vast majority of us don't get to see in person. The lightning strikes look like bombs going off!

FishTaco
09-20-2011, 08:50 AM
Computers have made our world soooo much smaller. Cool video

SpartanAir
09-20-2011, 09:02 AM
Can anyone tell what path it's taking? I can't really tell what cities it's flying over, especially that long strip of land towards the end...

sunny_j
09-20-2011, 09:06 AM
Can anyone tell what path it's taking? I can't really tell what cities it's flying over, especially that long strip of land towards the end...

from the youtube description.

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.

urrh
09-22-2011, 06:12 PM
This Incredible Space Aurora Video Trumps Any Earth Fly-By—Ever (http://gizmodo.com/5843083/this-incredible-space-aurora-video-just-kills-everything-ive-seen-before)

PiuYi
09-22-2011, 11:41 PM
anyone spot Vancouver or Victoria? or Vancouver Island for that matter?