See the Beauty of Earth and Space in Stunning New ISS Timelapse

By Nancy Atkinson - June 22, 2015 at 12:17 PM UTC | Space Exploration
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Moonrises, sunsets, aurorae and of course, our beautiful planet Earth star in this latest timelapse compiled from imagery taken by astronauts on board the International Space Station. "Orbit 3" was put together by Phil Selmes using ISS footage captured during ISS Expeditions 42 and 43 between January through May 2015.

"I hadn't planned on making another ISS time lapse video but I have been so awestruck by some of the recent footage I couldn't help myself," Selmes told Universe Today. "I think the point of difference for this video is that it not only draws on very recent footage but it includes many views not seen in other time lapse videos, for example some of the full screen "fisheye views" have not been featured too heavily nor have some of the shots looking through the ISS side viewing windows."

This is the 4th video Phil has produced using ISS time lapse footage (see another

here

and a

'Birdman-like tracking shot timelapse here

). Phil says he still gets a lump in his throat every time he sees our "tiny little planet with its miracle cargo of life orbiting alone in the absolute vastness of space."

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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