ISS Timelapse - Deep Space from Space

ISS Astronaut Riccardo Rossi has shared 10 minutes of stunning time-lapse video of the Cosmos as we look out into Deep Space at our neighbours near and far.

a reply to: gortex

This is beautiful! Thank you for posting it.

We are just a speck of dust and look how much mess our people cause!

a reply to: gortex

I find those moving things that look like falling stars a bit troubling.

Being time lapse, they aren't burning things leaving trails, but they are moving things, and so many!

Sometimes I wish the sky was just a bit thicker,
but then the Earth would have to be bigger,
a bigger target.

a reply to: FullHeathen

Maybe, satellites?

Why do we only a few, or no stars, when watching space walks, and similar views?

a reply to: Oldcarpy2

They seem to be moving in straight lines.

I suppose there is a database for all that human stuff.
It's probably more precise than Scuttle's.

When you stare into the the Void, maybe it's staring back at you?

a reply to: FullHeathen

"They seem to be moving in straight lines."

They would seem to be.

a reply to: WeMustCare

Why do we only a few, or no stars, when watching space walks, and similar views?

It's the physics of optics.
See: Focusing Basics

Space walks are relatively close. The aperture is smaller to keep a decent field of focus. Small apertures gather less light.

Deep Space can be considered near infinity for focus, thus set focus for infinity and crank that aperture wide open to gather more light.

I had an official signed photo of the Appolo 11 crew.

My Mum threw it out when I was at Uni and my parents moved.

Along with my fossil and meteorite collection.

Grrrrrr....