Moving Timelapse: Within Two Worlds

By Nancy Atkinson - July 19, 2012 at 3:50 PM UTC | Planetary Science
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Within Two Worlds from Goldpaint Photography on Vimeo.

This new timelapse from

Brad Goldpaint

is moving is every sense of the word. Of course, the images transition and move through time, but the mood it evokes moves your soul. There's a star-trails sequence over Mount Shasta in California starting at about 2:15 that is utterly jaw-dropping.

Goldpaint wrote us to say he discovered his passion for photography shortly after his mother's passing while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail 3 years ago. "This time-lapse video is my visual representation of how the night sky and landscapes co-exist within a world of contradictions," he said. "I hope this connection between heaven and earth inspires you to discover and create your own opportunities, to reach your rightful place within two worlds."

Check out his work at his website,

Goldpaint Photography.

Below are some of the stunning still images from Goldpaint's timelapse:

Caption: Aurora over Sparks Lake. Credit: Brad Goldpaint

Caption: Milky Way and Lyrid Meteor over Crater Lake. Credit: Brad Goldpaint.

Caption: Star Trails over Mount Shasta. Credit: Brad Goldpaint.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com