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Monday, September 12, 2011

This is the Best thing I've Ever Posted.

I love the Universe!  I love astronomy.  I love all the weird and wonderful things that are out there in space like black holes, supernovas, stars, and especially the images of these other worldly things.
Some absolutely beautiful and AMAZING images of Saturn have surfaced from Nasa.  Saturn has always been my second favorite planet, after Earth of course.

If you don't read anything else from my blog, you must read this post and look at all these awe-inspiring images.
This video is a Saturn fly-by composed from REAL photographs from the high-resolution images of the Cassini orbiter.  Truth be told this video isn't a Nasa film, it's IMAX.  No special effects, no 3D enhancement, no CGI.  It is a series of hundreds of thousands of still photos linked together into an animation.  This short video is really a preview for a movie dubbed Outside In and is slated for a short release.  I cannot wait to see this film, it's going to be amazing!  Just look at the video!!!!

http://vimeo.com/11386048


And you should look at this real life photo of Saturn from space.  The sun is behind it, illuminating all the splendor of this beautiful planet.  The Cassini orbiter was launched in 1997 and took 7 years to take these photos.  At a cost of 3.26 Billion, I think it's worth it.

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