Tag Archives: International Space Station

NOT CGI!

Posted on 5 April 2013 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A few days back, this was on Astronomy Pic of the Day.
From the International Space Station as it travels around your planet.
It is not CGI!

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All Alone in the Night

Posted on 5 July 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

A reader alerted me to this video, which is way too cool.   Time-lapse video taken from the International Space Station when on the night-side of our little blue marble.

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I did a very cool thing! And a cameo appearance.

Posted on 3 May 2012 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

I did a very cool thing. The International Space Station was to pass reasonably close to my position, though it would be pretty low on the horizon. I hooked up my handheld radio to an external antenna (a Buddistick) tuned … Continue reading →

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