Alexander Gerst created a stunning time-lapse video that shows what the Earth looks like (the embedded video can be viewed below). After a six-month mission as a flight engineer, Gerst returned to the ISS in November. He wasn’t just doing engineering at the ISS. He was also able to setup cameras, take 12,500 photos from the windows at ISS, and then put these together to create a time-lapse video showing a variety of stunning events such as violent storms and auroras. From May 2014, to November 2014., he was at the ISS for 166 day. Amazing insight has been gained from the 4K resolution photos taken and compiled into a short video. Our planet, as seen from far away, is a tiny blue dot that represents a delicate spaceship for humanity. Gerst stated that we need to learn about the universe in which our home is located to safeguard it. The International Space Station was launched in 1998, and is located in low Earth orbit (LEO). It is currently the largest artificial body in orbit (orbiting around Earth at a speed of 17,000 miles per hour). This is a joint project of Russia and the United States. It measures 239 feet in length, 66 foot high, and 356 width. This time-lapse video, “Alexander Gerst’s Earth Timelapses”, shows Earth moving through Alexander Gerst’s eyes. It is a six minute timelapse from space. This Ultra High Definition video combines 12 500 photos Alexander took during his six month Blue Dot mission aboard the International Space Station. It shows all that our planet has to show. Admire the stars, auroras and sunrises as well as the clouds, skies, sky, moons, planets, storms, meteors, earths, Earths, International Space Stations, lightning, nighttime cities, and thin atmosphere protecting us from the elements.
Spectacular high resolution time-lapse video from the International Space Station by a German astronaut
