Sunrise From Space
Aug. 18, 2011
The Sunrise From Space - Rio de Janeiro to Buenos Aires
August 27, 2011
Update 8/26/11: The Eastern time zone in the U.S. had the most mentions as of the cutoff of 8:00am Friday, August 26, 2011. But, with #Irene a factor along the U.S. east coast, we'll need a rain (hurricane) check on that!
GMT-3 was in a close second place. Beginning at 09:28 GMT, Saturday, August 27, 2011, Ron will point his HD camera at the rising sun as the International Space Station flies along a path between Rio de Janeiro in Brazil & Buenos Aires in Argentina. Thank you all for the many, many Tweets!
Editor's Note: On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Ron Garan will point an HD camera out a window of the International Space Station Cupola to film one of the sixteen sunrises he sees each day, and then describe it for all of us on Earth. Which sunrise is up to YOU.
How’s that work? Simply Retweet the following between now and 8:00am Eastern Time, Friday, August 26th:
@Astro_Ron: Share a sunrise w/ the #ISS http://bit.ly/nFfM50 #SunSpace
Be sure to include your location or time zone, and the hashtag #SunSpace!
A sunrise in the location/time zone with the most Tweets will be the one Ron films with his HD camera the next day.
Sometime during the afternoon of the 26th, Ron will Tweet the "winning" location/timezone. On the 27th, Earth bound humans can share the experience of watching the sunrise with him and with each other, then compare notes. Here's what Ron has to say:
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- Moonshot
- Why Should We Spend Money on Space Exploration When We Have So Many Problems Here on Earth?
- Guardians of Earth
- Do 1 Thing Day - July 20, 2012
- The Orbital Perspective of Nicholas Kristof
- An Invitation to Participate in the International Space Apps Challenge
- LAUNCHing Ideas for a Waste-less Tomorrow
- We Get to Carry Each Other
Aug. 18, 2011
Heather S.
Hey Mr. Garen! I would love to share a picture of NorthEast Florida during a "Skies over Jacksonville" show here in our planetarium theater :) http://moshplanetarium.org/shows-times/show?nid=100
Aug. 19, 2011
ikent m.
i wanna share also,,about the sun rise,,for how the suns created,,is there's any creation for that,,or someone created,,i wanna tell you something,,just an idea,,do you know that you can not light the sun,,cus it's a sun,,or it's a fire,,meaning to say or let just give some conclution that there's a tottal speed of velocity of solid particles,,that drop with the constant speed of velocity untill it get over impact by the speed of velocity,,for a creation of the sun and universe we have right now,,it's just an idea,,if you dont mine,,
Aug. 19, 2011
Sām V.
Gents dose anyone knows where is the best place to watch YU55 south or northern HM ? Which country?
Cheers ,
Sam
Aug. 19, 2011
Elyse David
Sam, See if this article helps. http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news171.html
Aug. 19, 2011
beth b.
You can find Space Station in the sky via this website: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
Aug. 19, 2011
Warren S.
Best sunrise I've ever seen was from an airplane over the Grand Canyon, flying between COS and LAX. I don't think I'll ever see a more breathtaking one.
Aug. 19, 2011
beth b.
Brilliant (appropriate for sunrise) idea!!! I'm hoping enough East Coasters in the US will retweet your tweet so I can be watching the same sunrise you'll be filming. Go Eastern Daylight Time!!!
Aug. 19, 2011
Chelsea R.
YAY CANT WAIT!!!
Aug. 20, 2011
Korina M.
so what are we supposed to tweet about?? so you could pick the time zone...
Aug. 21, 2011
Grace M.
Just wanted to send you a quick Hello from a fellow SUNY Oneonta graduate (class of '84). Just read about you and your website in the summer edition of the Reflections sent out by the college. So my vote for the sunrise will be the one happening right over Central New York.
Aug. 23, 2011
ikent m.
ron,, i don't believe,,for some creation of god,, they said sence birth,,till now,,if there's a god ron,,who? came first,,platform his steeping for,,or his self,,i don't believe,,i believe in calculation of time before time,,,
Aug. 23, 2011
Tami M.
Here's hoping for Eastern Daylight Time from Northern Indiana! Retweeted.
Aug. 25, 2011
Buenas noches Astros.
Aug. 25, 2011
margaret O.
Hello from London
Aug. 30, 2011
Gerardo B.
Ron: Great Site!
Two ideas:
1-You have to do something for people that can't write and read in english. Something relatively easy would be a "Google Translation Widget".
2-Maybe would be useful to have a page/section where crewmembers can post suggestions for the site.
Aug. 31, 2011
Elyse David
Gerardo, Thanks for your ideas! We are working on some translation options. We don't have a specific page for site ideas, but you are welcome to keep making them as you did here, or send an email to webmaster@fragileoasis.org (live link at the very bottom of the page).
Sept. 8, 2011
Maria E.
It´s a beautiful sunrise! Is very very difficult to "catch" light in a video when sun rises, reflections make it hard, and when you are in a special situation like up there, you rush to show what your eyes see but camera lenses can not capture that.
I love the video! is full of details,Astro_Ron worked hard to show and tell everything, even the movement of solar panels when sunrise, was like being there:) A beatiful gift for all of us! 1st time humanity see a sunrise from iss in a video, isn´t it?
I have seen it 3 times already, the 3rd I just closed my eyes and heared Astro_Ron´s voice telling details, to tell you the truth if I was a blind person I´ll enjoy it too. Thank you again!!!!
Sept. 9, 2011
beth b.
Love the sunrise video!! Thanks for letting us share the experience with you!!