I and Why

Thoughts on Life, Love, Friendship and Faith

I am not a profoundly deep thinker…in fact my thoughts more often than not will run on the side of practical thinking, but, they are still my thoughts. I don’t really ask that anyone share them, I don’t write to change your opinion, I don’t write to become some sort of oracle for my boomer generation. I only write as observations on life, love, friendship, and faith.

There will not be very many pictures in this blog…not a picture sort of guy. In fact, I sort of prefer the thousand words over the picture and if they are good words they will create the picture.

So if you found this site and you want to follow along, welcome. If you found the blog and are wondering what is this guy talking about…glad you stopped by but please don’t feel like you should stay. I am still not writing for anyone else, just my enjoyment. Have a blessed day and enjoy your life.

Timelapse videos depicting the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station. Images edited using Adobe Lightroom with some cropping to make the stars the focal point of each shot, and with manipulation of the contrast to bring out the stars a bit more. The video plays best if you let it load a bit first. Music: "Truck out There" by London PM. Buy the Track here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/truck-out-there-single/id513091776 Editing by Alex Rivest First sequence star-trails processed using StarStaX: markus-enzweiler.de/software/software.html Timelapses and images courtesy: The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth. The Image Science & Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center. One of NASA's best outreach programs, in my opinion. http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/Videos/CrewEarthObservationsVideos/ A very big thanks to NASA astronaut Don Pettit (@astro_Pettit) for taking most of these images. Dedicated to those who dream of exploring the solar system, and those who are sharing their experiences while doing it.

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April 04, 2012 by Vance Ablott

Timelapse videos depicting the stars from low earth orbit, as viewed from the International Space Station. Images edited using Adobe Lightroom with some cropping to make the stars the focal point of each shot, and with manipulation of the contrast to bring out the stars a bit more...