| NASA | Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary Posted: 22 Dec 2013 11:08 AM PST | In December of 1968, the crew of Apollo 8 became the first people to leave our home planet and travel to another body in space. But as crew members Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders all later recalled, the most important thing they discovered was Earth. Using photo mosaics and elevation data from Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), this video commemorates the 45th anniversary of Apollo 8's historic flight by recreating the moment when the crew first saw and photographed the Earth rising from behind the Moon. Narrator Andrew Chaikin, author of A Man on the Moon, sets the scene for a three-minute visualization of the view from both inside and outside the spacecraft accompanied by the onboard audio of the astronauts. The visualization draws on numerous historical sources, including the actual cloud pattern on Earth from the ESSA-7 satellite and dozens of photographs taken by Apollo 8, and it reveals new, historically significant information about the Earthrise photographs. It has not been widely known, for example, that the spacecraft was rolling when the photos were taken, and that it was this roll that brought the Earth into view. The visualization establishes the precise timing of the roll and, for the first time ever, identifies which window each photograph was taken from. The key to the new work is a set of vertical stereo photographs taken by a camera mounted in the Command Module's rendezvous window and pointing straight down onto the lunar surface. It automatically photographed the surface every 20 seconds. By registering each photograph to a model of the terrain based on LRO data, the orientation of the spacecraft can be precisely determined. This video is public domain and can be downloaded at: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/goto?4129 Like our videos? Subscribe to NASA's Goddard Shorts HD podcast: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/iTunes/f0004_index.html Or find NASA Goddard Space Flight Center on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASA.GSFC Or find us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard | Views: 180340 1794 ratings | | Time: 06:54 | More in Science & Technology |
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| Animals Were Harmed in the Making of These Films Posted: 22 Dec 2013 11:07 AM PST | No Animals Were Harmed The AHA awards the "No Animals Harmed" award to films that meet their standards, but a new article argues that some films still receive the award, even if animals were harmed. We're putting out new episodes Monday-Saturday, so please tune in daily and subscribe! You can also like, share, and comment on this video by using this link: http://youtu.be/RbTxqdCoAQ8 Check out some of Alex's personal YouTube content on his Damitsgood808 channel!: http://www.youtube.com/damitsgood808 Take a look at all of our other awesome animal shows at http://animalist.com And don't forget to subscribe to Animalist! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=animalistnetwork MORE FUN LINKS FOR YOUR FACES! Twitter: https://twitter.com/animalists Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnimalistNet... Google+: http://gplus.to/animalist Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/animalists/ -LOVE YA HARRY MAMMALS LATER! | Views: 221153 2203 ratings | | Time: 02:11 | More in Pets & Animals |
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| The History and Future of Everything -- Time Posted: 22 Dec 2013 11:07 AM PST | How much time do you have left? Time makes sense in small pieces. But when you look at huge stretches of time, it's almost impossible to wrap your head around things. So we teamed up with the awesome blog "Wait but Why" and made this video to help you putting things in perspective with some infographics! This video has been a collaboration of KURZGESAGT & WAITBUTWHY! http://www.waitbutwhy.com/ WAIT BUT WHY: AN AWESOME BLOG that shows you new perspectives on your life. Visit them, tell them hi from us! :D Trust us, it is worth your time! http://www.waitbutwhy.com/ We are very happy with this video. So if you like it we would it appreciate very much if you shared it :D Short videos, explaining things. For example Evolution, the Universe, Time, the Stock Market or controversial topics like Fracking. Because we love science. We would love to interact more with you, our viewers to figure out what topics you want to see. If you have a suggestion for future videos or feedback, drop us a line! :D We're a bunch of Information designers from munich, visit us on facebook or behance to say hi! https://www.facebook.com/Kurzgesagt http://www.behance.net/PhilippDettmer The History and Future of Everything -- Time | Views: 128462 4070 ratings | | Time: 07:11 | More in Education |
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