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Journeys Through the Universe
April 7th, 2010
A friend of mine in Brazil is giving a public talk today. She was charged with talking about “Journeys Through the Universe” and asked me to come up with some videos she could use. I’ll embed the videos I suggested to her below, but I wanted to add one link first to a really nifty set of space art that I think is just fantastic: 8 Wonders of the Solar System. It’s a really nice list, too, starting with the rings of Saturn. Check it out.
The first set of videos are variations of the old Powers of Ten video, starting with the opening sequence for the movie Contact:
What would it look like to fall into a black hole?
How about the look from a launching space shuttle?
And a journey through the solar system following the path of Voyager 1 — the music may not be for everyone:
Which is your favorite? Have a favorite one under this category that I missed?
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Mike,
Here are two of my favorites:
Powers of Python:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxquVAX3fVA
The Simpsons take:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GDC3u8k02c
I love the Simpsons one. I used to have it bookmarked and that one got pulled. Thanks, Angus, for pointing me at that again. I hadn’t watched the Powers of Python before — nice mashup!