Fwd: Full moon over Wellington, New Zealand

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From: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Date: March 27, 2013 6:37:34 AM GMT-06:00
To: "Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)" <larry.j.moon@nasa.gov>
Subject: FW: Full moon over Wellington, New Zealand

Thanks to Linda for sharing this beautiful video of a Moon Rise over New Zealand.    seems like I have seen it before but worth watching many many times.  Scroll down to the bottom of the email and  click on the link.

 

From: Linda Patterson
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 12:44 AM
To: Moon, Larry J. (JSC-EA411)
Subject: FW: Full moon over Wellington, New Zealand

 

 

 

Larry,

 

Phillip Perkins, an old GNC teammate from the 1980's, sent me this.  It is almost too amazing to be true, but highly evocative nonetheless.

 

 

 

 

 

Full moon over Wellington, NZ...
 Here is something a bit random, but none-the-less astounding. A work mate of mine who is also a photographer captured what is, to me, one of the most remarkable things I have ever seen filmed.  

It is a 3 minute video clip of the full moon rising over Wellington.  It was shot 2 nights ago, on a calm summer evening, as people gathered on the Mt. Victoria Lookout point to watch the moon rise.

This stunning video is one single real-time shot, with no manipulation whatsoever.  The camera was placed on a hillside over 2 kilometres from the Lookout point, and was shot with the equivalent of a 1300mm lens. 

The amount of planning, trial and error, and luck that went into this are mind blowing.  He has been trying to capture this for over a year with many failed attempts.  But 2 nights ago it seems everything was on his side, and it all came together in a way even he couldn't have hoped.

I honestly can't say enough good things about this video - from the magnitude of the visuals, to the intimate stories playing out with the people, to the sheer humbling nature of seeing the awe-inspiring reality of this giant rock in the sky that we so often don't stop to appreciate.

One thing I encourage you to do is watch this on the biggest screen you have - don't waste it on an iphone screen.

https://vimeo.com/58385453   (sound on...!)

 

 

 

 





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