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posted by martyb on Monday November 19 2018, @10:24PM   Printer-friendly
from the I-feel-very-small dept.

A truly wonderful (30 minutes) visual experience:

On Friday, November 16, a unique film and musical experience, inspired by the Hubble Space Telescope's iconic Deep Field image, premieres at the Kennedy Space Center. The film, titled Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe, features a variety of Hubble's stunning imagery and includes 11 computer-generated visualizations of far-flung galaxies, nebulas, and star clusters developed by the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), in Baltimore, Maryland. Those visualizations not only depict the awesome beauty of the universe, but also express the three-dimensional nature of celestial objects.

Deep Field is a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Grammy award-winning composer and conductor Eric Whitacre, producers Music Productions, multi award-winning artists 59 Productions, and STScI.

The film paints the incredible story of the Hubble Deep Field, an extraordinary portrait of the universe revealed by Hubble when it was pointed at a tiny and completely dark patch of sky for a total exposure time of about six days. What it revealed was an image that contained over 3,000 galaxies scattered across space and time.

New film celebrates Hubble Space Telescope

[Video]: Deep Field: The Impossible Magnitude of our Universe

[YouTube]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDiD8F9ItX0


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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @10:45PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @10:45PM (#764046)

    Ok, here you go [spacetelescope.org].

  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by PartTimeZombie on Monday November 19 2018, @11:15PM (2 children)

    by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Monday November 19 2018, @11:15PM (#764060)

    I am currently listening to "Tales from Topographic Oceans" which might go really well with this movie.

    I should probably give Mr. Whitacre's music a chance I suppose, but something tells me that they did this right sometime before 1976.

    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @11:20PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @11:20PM (#764064)

      Nous Sommes du Soleil!

      One of my favorite albums (and I do mean albums; you don't cram Roger Dean art onto a tiny CD cover!).

      • (Score: 2) by PartTimeZombie on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:22AM

        by PartTimeZombie (4827) on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:22AM (#764085)

        The consensus seems to be that sides 1 & 2 are great, sides 3 & 4 are not great.

        I'm with you though. I like Nous Sommes du Soleil which is side 4.

        I'm not a huge fan of vinyl myself, but the 12" format made for a great space to put some art, and Roger Dean took advantage didn't he?

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @11:16PM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday November 19 2018, @11:16PM (#764062)

    But no boobs? Pass.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:01AM (6 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:01AM (#764075)

      Boobs on deep field... Righto, chump, your knowledge of anatomy is rubbish.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:25AM (5 children)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:25AM (#764089)

        The city of Tulsa, OK, USA will pay you $10k and a stipend to move into this cgi building:
        https://www.apartments.com/the-flats-on-archer-tulsa-ok/7c5bzqy/ [apartments.com]

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @01:23AM (4 children)

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @01:23AM (#764106)

          What's the catch? Is it near MLK Blvd?

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:59AM (3 children)

            by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:59AM (#764139)

            The building doesnt exist?

            • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 20 2018, @06:07AM (2 children)

              by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 20 2018, @06:07AM (#764159) Journal

              It's built on a Kiowa burial ground, and it's haunted. Nice place to live if you don't mind the old war chiefs, their squaws, and all the kids sitting around watching your television all night long. Oh - you'll never keep a beer in the fridge if you live there. Plan on dining out a lot.

              • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Tuesday November 20 2018, @09:10AM (1 child)

                by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 20 2018, @09:10AM (#764186) Journal

                you'll never keep a beer in the fridge if you live there.

                Why?

                --
                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
                • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday November 20 2018, @06:23PM

                  by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 20 2018, @06:23PM (#764322) Journal

                  The guests will drink it, of course. There aren't a lot of native Americans who can resist alcohol. No, I'm not speaking prejudicially, I'm speaking from experience. My stepsons are more native than anything else - they could join the tribe if they liked. My own sons are only about 1/3 native. The difference in their ideas on alcohol and drugs is pretty extreme. You may shrug that off as anecdotal nonsense, but I see the same thing all around me. I love some of those guys to death, but so very many of them can never say "no" to a drink. When they pass out, they've had enough. Alcoholism runs strong in most of their family lines.

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:21AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @12:21AM (#764083)

    When is the last time someone saw a sunspot?
    https://sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov/sunspots/ [nasa.gov]

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday November 20 2018, @02:18PM (1 child)

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 20 2018, @02:18PM (#764239) Journal
      I last saw one while I was observing the solar eclipse in 2017. I haven't looked since so I haven't seen one since.
      • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:20PM

        by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday November 20 2018, @03:20PM (#764256) Journal

        When observing a solar eclipse, follow the example of the president by not using any eye protection.

        --
        People today are educated enough to repeat what they are taught but not to question what they are taught.
    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @06:34PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @06:34PM (#764331)

      https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/SunspotCycle.shtml [nasa.gov]

      Seems this is pretty normal for this time of solar-cycle. They should start to pick up in 5 years or so.

      Otherwise we can chalk that one up to global warming. :)

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @05:35PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 20 2018, @05:35PM (#764308)

    It's very pretty but I think these videos give a better sense of scale and magnitude:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Are9dDbW24 [youtube.com]

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEheh1BH34Q [youtube.com]

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