| NASA | Earthrise: The 45th Anniversary Posted: 22 Dec 2013 03:26 PM 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: 231066 2120 ratings | | Time: 06:54 | More in Science & Technology |
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| Are You Geared Up? Posted: 22 Dec 2013 03:27 PM PST | Skiing is a fun sport, but there are times when it can be inconvenient due to the thick clothing and equipment. That's where the Samsung GALAXY Gear comes in, a wearable device you can use while enjoying winter sports. The GALAXY Gear is useful during times when your hands are carrying your ski poles or snowboard. You can easily send/check messages, make/receive calls and take snapshots or record videos for those precious moments. With GALAXY Gear on your wrist, worries about finding your misplaced phone in crowded places such as a club will be gone. GALAXY Gear also provides various services and applications such as finding information of the wine you are drinking, selecting songs remotely and tuning sound. If you want to find out how GALAXY Gear makes winter sports fun, check it out from the main video "Are You Geared Up?" More information about the GALAXY Gear here: http://www.samsung.com/global/microsite/galaxynote3-gear/ | Views: 42156 2189 ratings | | Time: 02:31 | More in Sports |
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| Oppo N1: CyanogenMod Edition Posted: 22 Dec 2013 03:25 PM PST | Over the past few months our team has been working around the clock to build something truly new to the mobile space. And now it's here! We're excited (and relieved) to announce that the OPPO N1 is the world's first Google Certified CyanogenMod phone! We've had a blast working with OPPO on this project and can't wait to hear what you all think. Supply is limited so be sure to check Amazon and the OPPOStyle store on December 24th to grab your own piece of Android history. | Views: 29745 968 ratings | | Time: 02:06 | More in Science & Technology |
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| The History and Future of Everything -- Time Posted: 22 Dec 2013 03:23 PM 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: 146152 4416 ratings | | Time: 07:11 | More in Education |
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