In Saturn's Rings (complete space geekery ahoy)

[rascal]

[video=youtube;aJjeo2Br2AY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJjeo2Br2AY[/video]

In Saturn's Rings is a large format movie about Saturn made exclusively from real photographs taken by spacecraft. Director Stephen van Vuuren used more than a million photographs and numerous film techniques to create the effect of flying through space around Saturn and among its rings. CGI and 3-D modeling were not used in any capacity to create the realistic feel van Vuuren wanted for the viewer's experience. Most of the photos were taken by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft, which was launched in 1997 and arrived at Saturn in 2004.[1]
The film is expected to be completed by the end of 2013 and released in early 2014.

b)

 

[bluejock]

Gah, internet here is miles too slow to watch the video. Bookmarked it for tomorrow though. Love sh*t like this.

 

[ijjysmith]

Aceness.

Will watch this with mrs Ijjy later and confuse her some more.

 

[bluejock]

She doesn't believe in space does she? Or the moon or something?

 

[ijjysmith]

She doesn't believe in space does she? Or the moon or something?

She just doesn't understand it.

Despite us having loooong talks about it.


Bloody weirdo.

Good job she's pretty I tell ya.

 

[noharmdone]

She just doesn't understand it.

Despite us having loooong talks about it.


Bloody weirdo.

Good job she's pretty I tell ya.

She knows it's not a venue right ?

 

[bluejock]

She just doesn't understand it.

Despite us having loooong talks about it.


Bloody weirdo.

Good job she's pretty I tell ya.

I really want to meet Mrs Ijjy. I'm going to bring her some highland shortbread in April.

 

[ijjysmith]

She knows it's not a venue right ?

I really want to meet Mrs Ijjy. I'm going to bring her some highland shortbread in April.

A mrs Ijjy quote about space:

it's all just a bit convenient

FFS

I fumed for hours.

 

[bluejock]

Haha ace.

 

[rascal]

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

A mrs Ijjy quote about space:



FFS

I fumed for hours.

Essentially she's been popcorning you then...I say get even.

 

[Elong]

Hahahaha.

Nice video by the way.

 

[blaggerblue]

I only found out yesterday watching Horizon that the brightest comet in a generation will be naked to the human eye next week

 

[rascal]

I only found out yesterday watching Horizon that the brightest comet in a generation will be naked to the human eye next week

Indeed. Comet Ison, from the 3rd of December - as long as it survives passing through the Sun's corona.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25052236

Taken with a 20cm telescope (not mine, but a boss photo)

 

[McBain]

Nice find.

I really liked that doco where they showed the history of the Earth in one continuous shot. Can't remember what it's called.