Time Lapse Movies

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Several of my short time lapse video clips have been reworked into compilation videos.



Spring Time in Saline Valley, March 2008

Time lapse clips of spring time weather in the Saline Valley

Delta II/Worldview 1 Launch, September 18, 2007

Delta II/Worldview 1 Launch, September 18, 2007 The Worldview-1 satellite was launched from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Air Force Base on a Delta-II rocket at 11:35 AM PDT on September 18, 2007.

The speed of the action has been increased by 25x in this time lapse movie.

Lightning, August 30, 2007

A thunderstorm blew across western Santa Barbara County early in the morning on August 30, 2007. The speed of the action has been increased by 60x.

Electric Eye: Different perspective of the lightning storm.

Total Lunar Eclipse, August 28, 2007

The Moon slides into the shadow of the Earth on the morning of August 28, 2007. Clouds obscured the later stages of the eclipse. The frames were taken at one-minute intervals from 1:44 AM to 4:00 AM PDT. The speed of the action is increased by 600x.

Minotaur Launch, August 23, 2007

Launch of a Minotaur rocket from LF-06 at Vandenberg Air Force Base at 1:31 Am on Thursday, August 23, 2007. Clips show the separation of the first stage and a cloud of smoke remaining from the separation charge.

ISS and Space Shuttle Endeavor over Goleta, August 20, 2007

ISS and Space Shuttle Endeavor over Goleta The International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Endeavor streak across the sky north of Goleta at 9:31 to 9:35 PM on the evening of August 20. The two streaks end where the space ships enter the shadow of the Earth.

Time lapse movie of the International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Endeavor. The action has been speeded up by a factor of 25x.

Night Sky, August 13, 2007

The starry sky revolves around the North Star over 2-1/2 hours in this time lapse video taken during the Perseid Meteor Shower. Several Asia bound airliners cross the sky and a couple of Perseid Meteors flash by. The Earth's rotation is speeded up by a factor of 275x.

Zaca Fire, August 4 - 14, 2007

Compilation of time lapse movies of pyrocumulus clouds forming over the Zaca Fire on August 4, 9, 12, and 14, 2007. The action is speeded up 125x. Three of the segments are repeated at higher magnification.

Cumulus over San Francisco Peaks, July 7, 2007

Cumulus buildup over San Francisco Peaks near Flagstaff between 10:53 AM and 1:01 PM on 7/7/7. The action is speeded up 250x.





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