Good post - the soundtrack syncs to the vid nicely.

this is beautiful!

awesome...

The moon could be seen to do this quite recently here from Alaska as far South even as I near Anchorage.

Notice how the sun rotates around the sky and not over it.

Obviously not all from June.. then that is nigh unto Winter at the S. Pole... and it should be dark full time.

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This video has been nominated as a top video of 2006 (nominate called by gold star member rickegee)

you beat me to it!

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So was that the moon or the sun appearing at the same time as the stars and aurora? It seems like the camera would have to have amazing dynamic range to capture the sun with the stars, and the atmosphere would have to be amazingly clear (which is possible at the South pole).

During the months without light, the moon must still show up in Antarctica, right? Never really thought about that.

And seeing the sky and stars rotate completely horizontally, that's trippy.

And great music.

if you like this music check out Isis, particularly their albums Oceanic and Panopticon, they're the cream of the crop of this genre (avant-garde/post-hardcore).

My favorite video on VideoSift to date. Excellent pick. I plan on promoting it again as soon as I earn that privilege. 31 votes is simply not enough.

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Wow this is some stunning footage, great find

and yes, this should be seen by all

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Out of curiosity, what's the band? Sounds Unwed Sailor related.

Simply beautiful. It reminds me of the time I spent up in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska.

It starts to really creep you out when you don't see the dark of night after a while.

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>> ^treat:
Out of curiosity, what's the band? Sounds Unwed Sailor related.


Group:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_of_Eceon

Song: The Open Sea

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As a first time commenter (long time Sift viewer) I have to admire kronosposeidon's commitment to promoting this video over the years. Thank you for doing so, as I was just able to view an absolute beautiful video.

It really does allow one to place themselves at that location, headphones on, enjoying one of our little planets finest wonders.

I needed this today.

My sister is spending the next 5 months at the South Pole during the summer months (down there) at a research station. Cool to see some of what she will see!

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Superb sift. Excellent job on the regular promotes too, they are well deserved.

I hovering Sun and Aurora Australis got my vote.

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awesome

Imagine that from the perspective of someone sitting in a chair at the South Pole, someone sitting in a chair at the equator is moving 1000+ mph relative to them.

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