If you’ve been waiting to see incredible time-lapse video of the world we live in, this could be it.
Below is a video from Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd taken on El Teide in the Canary Islands. Gizmodo explains: “this time lapse captures the Milky Way galaxy overhead as sand wafts across the landscape as gold clouds.”
That may not do it complete justice, but it tries. See for yourself — and note that the full screen toggle (which you should use!) is in between the “HD” and the word “Vimeo”:
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Texan Man
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:27pmAnd yet some idiot of biblical porportion will see this and say, “yep, that is the result of a random explosion and a billion years”,
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BetterDays
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:31pmAnd that the greatest sadness of all. For if they would just seek him they would find him waiting for them, sigh.
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PDParker
Apr. 17, 2011 at 1:04am“The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 2:13-15. Those that foolishly see the world but don’t see God place their faith in nothing more than soap bubbles–emptiness.
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Markusmo
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:19pmAmazingly beautiful !
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hgaut
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:15pmI’m in awe of God’s handiwork. Truly beautiful.
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brntout
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:55pmAs a child of the early sixties was always fascinated by stareing at the night skies via a bushnell telescope.Then came the Appolo lunar landings hoping to see.something there.What amazed me was looking off in the distance and thinking who is our neighbors and can we ever have a conversation?I believe at that time i didn’t think of the consequenses
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Shane the Golden
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:00pmI have often wondered if there could be a more beautiful planet. I think not and this video helps cement that conviction.
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Moises
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:49pmI saw this video this morning at LIVELEAK.com
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etecs
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:45pmWOW!!!!!!!!!! Recommend having this seen on a widescreen ……… Absolutely amazing job with the photography…
Saved it for that day when I need a little inspiration……
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seeker9
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:54pmetecs
Can you save it to hard drive? If so, how?
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WHITE LOTUS2x
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:44pmExcellent, time well spent. Bravo. Lotus.
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ofallon
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:39pmInstant peace in my heart from the wonders and beauty of God. Thank you Blaze and Terje. The music was perfect.
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Grannie4news
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:28pmHow can anyone believe all of this beauty was accidental? I stand in awe of all of creation.
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WVBeagleMom
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:23pmHow great to see God’s glorious creation in this way. A peaceful interlude. Thanks
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dcwu
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:21pm… and Obama would tax it.
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BetterDays
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:29pmWhat, he hasn’t already?
Funny….lol
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TheGreatGooglyMoogly
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:58pmBest comment today!
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travlman77
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:21pmTruly incredible!
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smorrow66@
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:20pmAnd all of the stress of the day, just went away.
Thanks for posting this incredible video.
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momprayn
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:16pm“The heavens are teling the glory of God; they are a marvelous display of His craftsmanship. Day and night they keep on telling about God. Without a sound or word, silent in the skies, their message reaches out to all the world. The sun lives in the heavens where God placed it and moves out across the skies as radiant as a bridegroom going to his wedding….” Psalms 19:1-5
If this is so magnificent and awesome, how much more heaven must be???
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dealer@678
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:39pmSo well said
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Bob_R_OathKeeper
Apr. 17, 2011 at 12:54amIt’s so good, it can’t be explained in words, not even close.
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Mancy
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:14pmIncredibly beautiful! How can anyone doubt the existence of God………….
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kickagrandma
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:08pmAnd to Norwegian photographer Terje Sorgjerd,
There are too few words to express to you the wonder my eyes, ears and heart behold watching your photography.
Thank you.
May GOD bless you, your talents, too, as you grow in the adventure of knowing HIM.
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brntout
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:06pmJust let me see, oh let me see oh let me see oh let see viewing my galaxy oh let it be the hubble sat if it is ever up and running still is awesome
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jmanuola
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:52pmtruly amazing photography….reminded me of some messages Louie Giglio gave on the awesomeness of the universe.
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victoriaad
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:50pmVeeerrryyy COOOLLL
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krenshau
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:50pmAmazing to think this ball we call Earth is flying through space. It’s very beautiful. I hope I live long enough to see those beautiful lights up close. If not, I will see them after my time here on Earth.
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BetterDays
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:50pmAll around us we see your mighty Hand oh Lord! How wonderful is Your creation and perfect Your lovingkindness. You put the stars in place and make them stand and eclipse them with a stretched out hand, You know every stars name. You keep Your children in the palm of Your hand and shelter them under Your wing. How majestic is Your name.
I am a flower quickly fading, here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean, a vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I’m calling
Lord You catch me when I’m falling
You told me who I am
I am YOURS…….I am Yours
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kickagrandma
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:06pm@BETTERDAYS ~~~~ Amen and thank you!
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TheGreatGooglyMoogly
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:57pmWhat’s with the excessive amount of public praying?
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dealer@678
Apr. 16, 2011 at 10:14pm@BETTERDAYS, Wish i could put words together like that. Beautiful
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Showtime
Apr. 16, 2011 at 11:31pm@TheGreatGooglyMoogly
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 9:57pm
What’s with the excessive amount of public praying?
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Ephesians 5:20 (Paraphrased) Give thanks unto God for all things always.
These images were of God’s handiwork, and we are expressing our thanks and praising Him for His greatness and for the beauty in the world that we often take for granted.
If you can’t handle that, then there is a story about a teen who stabbed himself to death. Go lap that up instead. It seems to be more to your liking.
We don’t care what you watch, appreciate, or don’t appreciate. However, it is a little odd that you find it necessary to question what we do here.
Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have a video to enjoy.
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thebarbarian
Apr. 17, 2011 at 4:06amamazing! tearing up wow
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dwoodfin
Apr. 17, 2011 at 11:23amAmen!
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hannahh
Apr. 17, 2011 at 3:30pmOur GOD is an awesome God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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sooner12
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:49pmAfter watching this video, who in their right might could say, “There is no God?”
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RepubliCorp
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:08pmObama …………
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Loveyourneighbor
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:29pmI agree. Exactly what I thought. Only God could create something so absolutely beautiful.
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dealer@678
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:12pmGod is alive and well. Watch the Decorah Eagles for more of his handiwork
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ScienceIsNotEvil
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:16pm“After watching this video, who in their right might could say, “There is no God?””
A child dying of parasites perhaps?
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TheGreatGooglyMoogly
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:55pmAtheist meteorologists?
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DirtMonkey
Apr. 17, 2011 at 12:46amAlso: Liberals, Union Thugs, Socialists, Communists, Fascists, Third World Dictators, Despots, Drones, Morons, ehh, I think you get the point. :p
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ramburner
Apr. 17, 2011 at 2:51amReally! The wonder of all of this is spectacular! God promises eye hath not seen and ear have not hear the wonders ….. Oh yes, I bet it’s true! I cannot wait to see what He has in store for us!
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shanaleyann
Apr. 17, 2011 at 8:21amI can. There is God, but there is also Goddess. Our mother earth made this with God. They are together, not one without the other. Beautiful video
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dwoodfin
Apr. 17, 2011 at 11:20amright mind being key word.
The left do not.
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chirodoc007
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:48pmSpectacular.
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MEESHEL
Apr. 17, 2011 at 9:37amYes it is! What a nice gift we all got today! This has really made my morning!!!!
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RightPolitically
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:48pmBeautiful……made in heaven!
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dealer@678
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:57pmHow can anyone watch this and not see his face.
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Apr. 16, 2011 at 10:13pm@Dealer:
Indeed, along with the work of his hands, and the love and joy of creation in his heart.
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dealer@678
Apr. 16, 2011 at 10:27pmSNOWLEOPARD, Is’nt it so cool when God floods your heart with a love that you cant get enough of
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Marylou7
Apr. 16, 2011 at 10:43pmdealer@678
Posted on April 16, 2011 at 10:27pm
SNOWLEOPARD, Is’nt it so cool when God floods your heart with a love that you cant get enough of
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I’m not Snow but yes, indeed.
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macpappy
Apr. 16, 2011 at 11:40pmSorry, did not see any faces, just the wonder of nature.
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Dale
Apr. 16, 2011 at 7:44pmCan’t view it – wish I could.
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Robert-CA
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:27pmit’s man made .
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Gold Coin & Economic News
Apr. 16, 2011 at 8:43pmThe Heavens declare the Glory of God!
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swigs
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:03pmTry this link it should take you to it.
http://vimeo.com/22439234
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Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:07pmAll I will is say is these two comments:
A. WOW!!!
B. God is a masterful artist with the heavens above us all.
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Professional Infidel
Apr. 16, 2011 at 9:13pmThat’s my girl!
Showtime
Apr. 16, 2011 at 10:19pmI haven’t seen anything yet except the headline and hear some beautiful music. I am so thankful this is not political, Jon. I <3 U 2!
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bullcrapbuster
Apr. 16, 2011 at 10:27pmMakes all of our political problems seem small and petty.
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EnoughBS
Apr. 17, 2011 at 12:15amThe human eye adjusts to nature.. not the other way around. Isn’t it enough to see nature in all of it’s beauty, without believing that fairies live behind it too?
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home_of_the_brave
Apr. 17, 2011 at 12:20amWow! I could watch that all day. Wish I could make that my screensaver.
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banjarmon
Apr. 17, 2011 at 12:29amMore beauty in GOD’s paint brush than any master could hope for.
Bob_R_OathKeeper
Apr. 17, 2011 at 12:48amThank You God! I want this playing on my screen continually, I was captivated, amazed at the clarity, it fed my soul. Beautiful.
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Chicago Ray
Apr. 17, 2011 at 1:24am“home_of_the_brave Posted on April 17, 2011 at 12:20am Wow! I could watch that all day. Wish I could make that my screensaver.”
Actually you can if you have Vista Ultimate through it’s “Ultimate Extra’s” feature called ‘Dreamscene’ which allows videos to be used as your actual desktop background, A very cool but resource consuming feature they discontinued for some dumb reason. One of Window’s coolest features I thought ;) I will use it for that !.
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pembpix
Apr. 17, 2011 at 1:50amI’m sure I’m not alone in typing I don’t care how many takes or how many hours were spent putting this together. It ALL emanates FROM BUT 1 SOURCE!
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thepatriotdave
Apr. 17, 2011 at 1:57amWhen you see something like that, its got to make even the non-believers stop for a moment and think about a higher power.
As each day goes by it seems to me that there is more proof that God exists than proof that he doesn’t.
Why Col. Allen West Should be President
http://www.AmericasTeaPartyNews.com
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jzs
Apr. 17, 2011 at 2:09amAwesome. The universe is a big place, and we’re only a little bity tiny part of it. There are probably billions, or trillions of worlds like ours who have intelligent life. Wonder what they’re doing?
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ramburner
Apr. 17, 2011 at 2:48amDale; I use RealPlayer and because it automatically converts so many video formats, it works for me. Also, I installed Orbit to download the video and then play it back later in fluid format. Both of these are free to download. This is a spectacular site to see! Whoever did this is brilliant. You see something I have never seen before in fluid motion, the world as it spins, showing the galaxy as it passes by our eyes. WOW, what a creation!
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Stuck_in_CA
Apr. 17, 2011 at 7:23amGlory to God in the highest!
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Stuck_in_CA
Apr. 17, 2011 at 7:29amYikes. After viewing these beautiful pictures, then to click back to the degenerates on the home page flipping the bird. Quite a contrast.
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Physicist_In_Training
Apr. 17, 2011 at 9:27am….Stunning….beautiful
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Gerrymanderer
Apr. 17, 2011 at 11:40amPaise be to God, Allah, Brahma, Jehovah, Uhuru-Mazda, Waheguru, Elohim or whatever you want to call the Supreme Creator.
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LastCallForEmpathy
Apr. 17, 2011 at 2:10pmNo words to describe how__________
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Dale
Apr. 17, 2011 at 3:14pmramburner, thank you. I used realplayer previously, and reinstalled it – but alas, the video window does not load nor have a play button.
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CHRISTian13
Apr. 17, 2011 at 3:28pmHow Great is our God
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corbecket
Apr. 17, 2011 at 4:59pmIt really is pretty. For those of you that liked this, there is another night timelapse that went public within two days of this one. It was shot in the dead of a South Dakota night, so one might think it was a relatively “lifeless” study. Watch very closely, and you will see this is not the case. Lot’s of things happen at night that we are unaware of. If we live in cities we are falsely presumptuous of that which occurs around us.
Have a look at ,
http://vimeo.com/20062206?ab
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bkpleng
Apr. 18, 2011 at 12:15am“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.” Genesis 1:31
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Bob_R_OathKeeper
Apr. 18, 2011 at 5:08amCities truly have blocked our view of some God’s best work.
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