Antarctica Time lapse: A Year on Ice

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A better quality copy of this clip can be found at my photo site: www.antarcticimages.com
Blog: www.frozensouth.com

Time-lapse video filmed in Antarctica, in and around McMurdo Station and Scott Base.
Each year the sun is below the horizon for 4 months in the middle of winter, and above the horizon for 4 months in summer. During the couple of months in between we have more-or-less normal days.
Includes shots of auroras and the very rare polar stratospheric nacreous clouds, which form when ozone depleting gases crystallize in the upper atmosphere in the intense cold.
Summer population is about 1200 people, winter about 200.
This is just a small sample of an ongoing project to collect time-lapse imagery of Antarctica. I have taken over 1,000,000 individual photos and worn out a number of cameras that make up the collection of footage I have gathered so far over the last 6 years. Eventually a film will be released, keep an eye on my user page for more info in the future.
Check out my other videos as well for more of life on the Ice.

For those of you who have been asking about the music I used here, the first piece of music is "Whirl-Y-Reel" by Afro Celt Sound System, the second is "The Grand Finale" from the Edward Scissorhands soundtrack by Danny Elfman. Both are available at most music outlets.

Channel: Travel & Events
Uploaded: July 3, 2006 at 8:47 pm
Author: Antzarctica

Length: 00:06:16
Rating: 4.85
Views: 488384

Tags: Antarctica Time lapse Ice Aurora McMurdo time-lapse Scott Base South Pole timelapse Antz Anthony Powell northern lights

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Video Comments:
Antzarctica (October 12, 2008 at 1:57 pm)
No one live here permanently. But there are permanent research bases from many countries. most people do not stay for longer than a year at a time.
geetarwanabe (October 12, 2008 at 7:02 am)
incredible, i felt an overwelming feeling of peace by the end of that. possibly one of the most beautiful videos on youtube, the music was perfect also.
videowilliams (October 11, 2008 at 9:20 pm)
Sublime
gregart999 (October 11, 2008 at 4:39 pm)
★★★★★ [watch it again] ★★★★★
does it mean the Americans live on Antarctica?
CaptainMcCloud (October 11, 2008 at 8:49 am)
This is beautiful.
dclnm (October 8, 2008 at 3:14 pm)
Fantastic footage! Nice choice of soundtrack too.
ego3333 (October 7, 2008 at 3:46 pm)
hermoso
phantomplanet (October 6, 2008 at 3:22 am)
i wanna go :P
TehThird (October 5, 2008 at 7:15 pm)
It is movies like this that makes me want to get the education to be able to work in places like these :)
Amazing work!
BobTheWab (October 3, 2008 at 11:42 am)
Amazing