SHOCKING VIDEO! Watch this sitting down!

[functioning_cog]

this video should properly impress you. Time lapses taken by a man and his friends...this was posted last month, so probably many haven't seen this yet.

EDIT: Seeing if different title gets more interest.

[CherokeeDem]

1. Had to laugh at the title...

but I did watch...

Beautiful... love the Milky Way segments but all of the scenery was stunning.

Thanks so much for posting!

[brucefan]

2. Very impressive!

(Watching on my iPhone while standing)

[functioning_cog]

4. heh. well, maybe you'll get an opportunity to watch on larger format while sitting

or at least part of it to get the feel.

I'd love to see something like this at the IMAX.

[Go Vols]

3. It looks killer

in 1080HD on a 72" screen.

Thanks for posting.

[procon]

5. Congrats to the videographer for capturing such stunning beauty!

Watching the vivid colors unfold in the confluence of land, sky and space, certainly makes me feel small and insignificant in the grand scheme of the cosmos.

Thanks for this!

[Aldo Leopold]

6. WOW, thanks! I love places without people :)

[flying rabbit]

7. OK.

That was impressive.

[abelenkpe]

8. Love it! Nt

[Curmudgeoness]

9. Where in the world

do you get views of the Milky Way like this????

[wickerwoman]

12. Pretty sure the green tent one

is from the International Dark Sky Reserve at Lake Tekapo in New Zealand. There are five official Dark Sky Reserves which have strict controls on artificial lighting at night. The one at Lake Tekapo is 1600 square miles around the Mount St John Observatory.


http://www.darksky.org/night-sky-conservation/87-international-dark-sky-reserves

[functioning_cog]

16. some of the mountain lake shots are Crater Lake National Park in Oregon

[Curmudgeoness]

19. Well, those are all pretty far away.

I will probably never make it to any of them. Too bad that I don't have money to pursue my desires. Luckily for me, I can find satisfaction in what I can afford......but I can dream.

[Arugula Latte]

27. I also think that one is Crater Lake.

Plus it's supposedly all in the U.S.

On edit, yes it is. Found this:


00:00 - Badlands National Park, South Dakota
00:16 - Yosemite National Park, California
00:26 - Zion National Park, Utah
00:37 - Mount Rainier National Park, Washington
00:44 - Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
01:06 - Monument Valley National Park, Arizona
01:20 - Marysville, Ohio
01:31 - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
01:58 - Central Florida
02:03 - Flagstaff, Arizona
02:09 - Bruneau Dunes State Park, Idaho
02:13 - Holbrook, Arizona
02:21 - Marysville, Ohio
02:25 - Monument Valley, Arizona
02:29 - Texas
02:32 - Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
02:36 - Bandon Beach, Oregon
02:39 - White Sands National Monument, New Mexico
02:43 - Big Sur, California
02:46 - Santa Barbara, California
02:53 - Crater Lake National Park, Oregon
03:26 - Bruneau Dunes State Park, Oregon
03:51 - Zion National Park, Utah
04:03 - Yosemite National Park, California
04:19 - Zion National Park, Utah
04:34 - Monument Valley National Park, Arizona
04:46 - Yosemite National Park, California

[functioning_cog]

29. Thanks for finding this.

[alittlelark]

15. Jemez Springs, NM, Chaco Canyon, NM....

Two places I know of.

[Curmudgeoness]

18. And I have been in those areas.

The conditions must not have been just right. We travelled to Santa Fe, Taos, Bandelier National Monument, etc. And every place we go, we look to the sky.

The best I have ever seen of the Milky Way was just once, in Dew Texas. I was truly in awe. And it was not as extreme as these in the video.

[alittlelark]

20. Moonless winter nights are always best....

....but bundle up!

[alittlelark]

21. Did you spend the night in Jemez Springs?

[Curmudgeoness]

30. We didn't get in that direction.

We stayed in Los Alamos. We did do a few strange detours looking for things like petroglyphs and ruins, but not in that area. That was one of my most enjoyable trips. I really enjoyed New Mexico. Southern Utah is still my favorite trip, but this was a close second.

[avaistheone1]

23. I would love to see the Milky Way like this too.

[functioning_cog]

28. Me too! Only a few times I've been lucky

Enough to be in spots where the stars jump out at you like this.

[Uncle Joe]

10. That's a beautiful video.

Thanks for the thread, functioning_cog.

[johnnyreb]

11. Five minutes well-spent, THANKS!!

So breathtaking. Makes me want to be more worthy of it all.

[sheshe2]

13. Beautiful~

Thank you, functioning_cog.

[Whisp]

14. So beautiful. Thank you, I will pass this on as gifts. n/t

[functioning_cog]

17. I hope many do pass it on. It is such a gift when people put their effort into such art

and uplift us.

[davidpdx]

22. Very nice

I love the shots of the sky at night. When I see that it puts life in perspective.

[freshwest]

24. I used to live on an hill top and could see the milky way every night. Very dry and dark area.

You just look up and almost fall over backwards. Saw some of the famous comets in the daylight and at night in those years, too. In the city, you just don't get this. Thanks for posting.

[Delphinus]

25. Wonderful!

Soothes my soul - will have to watch when I need to remember to breathe.

Thank you!

[Martin Eden]

26. Bookmarked for later