It might not be the best rendition but check out the spot at about 1:48 in.
Happy Fourth!
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- Composite of a Series of Images Taken From Space Aboard the Station
This is a composite of a series of images photographed from a mounted camera on the Earth-orbiting International Space Station, from approximately 240 miles above Earth. Space station hardware in the foreground includes the Mini-Research Module (MRM1, center) and a Russian Progress vehicle docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment (right). Expedition 31 Flight Engineer Don Pettit said of the photographic techniques used to achieve the images: "My star trail images are made by taking a time exposure of about 10 to 15 minutes. However, with modern digital cameras, 30 seconds is about the longest exposure possible, due to electronic detector noise effectively snowing out the image. To achieve the longer exposures I do what many amateur astronomers do. I take multiple 30-second exposures, then 'stack' them using imaging software, thus producing the longer exposure." A total of 47 images photographed by the astronaut-monitored stationary camera were combined to create this composite. Image Credit: NASA
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F.Y.I. Most singers lip-synch the national anthem to a pre-recorded track. Joel refused to do that. He had to time it so that the ending co-incided precisely with a jet flyover in the pouring rain. The morons hired by the NFL who were supposed to take care of the monitor system forgot to turn on his monitors so he couldn’t even hear himself. Try singing a song as difficult as the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ in a football stadium in a rainstorm while you’re trying to follow a stopwatch when you can’t hear anything. He had to wait until the sound from the P.A. system bounced off the stands before he even knew what key he was in.And the press crucified him for what they called a lousy performance. Nobody knows that all this happened, and yet the guy still went on with the show. He’s a true professional. My hat’s off to him.