an example of the sublime of art science

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you will enjoy this video !

 

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In his recent Expedition 29/30 event at NASA/JSC’s Space Center Houston, International Space Station astronaut Dan Burbank showed this astounding and mesmerizing video, which was produced by Dylan Mathis and Chris Getteau (NASA/ISS Program). The ultra-captivating real imagery plus haunting music/lyrics make for a MUST-SEE…preferably full-screen, HD, sound up.

WALKING ON AIR: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWz5ltE_I4c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWz5ltE_I4c 

From YouTube’s ReelNASA channel: This video features a series of time lapse sequences photographed by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station. Set to the song “Walking in the Air,” by Howard Blake (from ‘The Snowman’), the video takes viewers around the world, through auroras, and over dazzling lightning displays. The sequences are:

:01 — Stars over southern United States
:08 — US west coast to Canada
:21 — Central Europe to the Middle East
:36 — Aurora Australis over the Indian Ocean
:54 — Storms over Africa
1:08 — Central United States
1:20 — Midwest United States
1:33 — United Kingdom to Baltic Sea
1:46 — Moonset
1:55 — Northern United States to Eastern Canada
2:12 — Aurora Australis over the Indian Ocean
2:32 — Comet Lovejoy
2:53 — Aurora Borealis over Hudson Bay
3:06 — United Kingdom to Central Europe

2 Comments

  1. Significantly over the years, spectacular single frame HD documentations of realtime phenomena imaging by people on spacecraft have been available on NASA.gov pages.
    With the current time lapse sequences however, its appropriate not to attach earth-originated tracks; that an effort should be made to segue a semblance of extraterrestrial ambient and synchronous Mars mic-audio-to-digital “soundtracks”.

  2. Thank you, Dr. Malina. I had seen this video before – Astronauts’ experience in space is indeed very unique and cannot be matched with anything you do on earth.
    Recently I came across a book on the subject titled
    Beyond the Finite: The Sublime in Art and Science
    Edited by
    Roald Hoffmann andIain Boyd Whyte
    You can find the details about this book here:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/019973769X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=chemistryworld-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=019973769X