On Saturday, August 27, 2011, Ron Garan will point an HD camera out a window of the International Space Station Cupola to film one of the sixteen sunrises he sees each day, and then describe it for all of us on Earth. Which sunrise is up to YOU.
How's that work? Simply Retweet the following between now and 8:00am Eastern Time, Friday, Aug. 26: Simply Retweet @Astro_Ron:
Be sure to include your location and the hashtag #SunSpace!
A sunrise in the location/time zone with the most Tweets will be the one Ron films with his HD camera the next day.
Sometime during the afternoon of the 26th, Ron will Tweet the "winning" location/timezone. On the 27th, Earth bound humans can share the experience of watching the sunrise with him and with each other, then compare notes. Here's what Ron has to say:
posted 08-18-2011 01:45 PM
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