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A little astronomy video I created
July 15, 2013 at 11:20 am
(This post was last modified: July 15, 2013 at 11:21 am by orogenicman.)
I stayed up all night working on a new video, but it is a culmination of many years of work, so I hope you will like.
Awaken To Astronomy
This is a film of moderate length (19:23 minutes) celebrating astronomy. All of the photos are mine, except the last one, which was captured from the movie Melancholia. In addition, there is a short video of a corona mass ejection. Have patience with it (I know it is a bit long - what Yes song isn't?), and you won't be disappointed, but you may be mesmerized. I've tried to give the stars the feeling of motion, hopefully without being chincy. There are some cool effects that will wow you, especially the final star sequence (with Vega changing colors). Put it on the big screen, and crank it up! Enjoy...
Produced, directed, and edited by me (orogenicman), so I take all the blame.
Music - Awaken, by Yes
This video is dedicated to Angel
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
July 15, 2013 at 7:50 pm
Thanks.
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
July 15, 2013 at 8:33 pm
(July 15, 2013 at 11:20 am)orogenicman Wrote: I stayed up all night working on a new video, but it is a culmination of many years of work, so I hope you will like.
Awaken To Astronomy
This is a film of moderate length (19:23 minutes) celebrating astronomy. All of the photos are mine, except the last one, which was captured from the movie Melancholia. In addition, there is a short video of a corona mass ejection. Have patience with it (I know it is a bit long - what Yes song isn't?), and you won't be disappointed, but you may be mesmerized. I've tried to give the stars the feeling of motion, hopefully without being chincy. There are some cool effects that will wow you, especially the final star sequence (with Vega changing colors). Put it on the big screen, and crank it up! Enjoy...
Produced, directed, and edited by me (orogenicman), so I take all the blame.
Music - Awaken, by Yes
This video is dedicated to Angel
Nicely done!
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
July 16, 2013 at 7:39 am
Thanks.
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
July 16, 2013 at 10:17 am
I only had time to watch the first three minutes, but nicely done.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
July 16, 2013 at 3:44 pm
(This post was last modified: July 16, 2013 at 4:44 pm by orogenicman.)
It's just as well. I've improved it quite a bit, and will be posting the new and improved version in less than an hour. Stay tuned, and do watch the entire thing. The ending star sequence is very much worth the wait.
Here is the newest version, which I think is a big improvement. It has a lot more images, and I made a lot of other improvements as well. I know it is long. If you can't watch the whole thing, at least watch it from about 12:00 minutes to the very end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po5yEbnJE...e=youtu.be
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
August 12, 2013 at 9:21 pm
(July 16, 2013 at 3:44 pm)orogenicman Wrote: It's just as well. I've improved it quite a bit, and will be posting the new and improved version in less than an hour. Stay tuned, and do watch the entire thing. The ending star sequence is very much worth the wait.
Here is the newest version, which I think is a big improvement. It has a lot more images, and I made a lot of other improvements as well. I know it is long. If you can't watch the whole thing, at least watch it from about 12:00 minutes to the very end.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po5yEbnJE...e=youtu.be
You could probably do better not starting it with the words "My God".
Just a suggestion.
MM
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
August 13, 2013 at 4:41 am
Since you brought it up, here is my latest version:
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
August 13, 2013 at 10:05 pm
(August 13, 2013 at 4:41 am)orogenicman Wrote: Since you brought it up, here is my latest version:
That was awesome but, I have a question, what is that which looks like a space monster regurgitating a partially eaten planet.
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RE: A little astronomy video I created
August 14, 2013 at 11:02 am
(August 13, 2013 at 10:05 pm)Godschild Wrote: (August 13, 2013 at 4:41 am)orogenicman Wrote: Since you brought it up, here is my latest version:
That was awesome but, I have a question, what is that which looks like a space monster regurgitating a partially eaten planet.
GC
Thanks. I have no idea what you are talking about.
'The difference between a Miracle and a Fact is exactly the difference between a mermaid and seal. It could not be expressed better.'
-- Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens
"I think that in the discussion of natural problems we ought to begin not with the scriptures, but with experiments, demonstrations, and observations".
- Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
"In short, Meyer has shown that his first disastrous book was not a fluke: he is capable of going into any field in which he has no training or research experience and botching it just as badly as he did molecular biology. As I've written before, if you are a complete amateur and don't understand a subject, don't demonstrate the Dunning-Kruger effect by writing a book about it and proving your ignorance to everyone else! "
- Dr. Donald Prothero
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