So your probably whining to yourself consistently on how bad your life sucks, or how it is so awesome... whatever. Then you saw this awesome show that aired on the History channel not to long ago and your like shit, who cares about me... space is epic.
Alec Baldwin or Sean Pertwee (depending on your version) narrates for a show that spans the known universe in search of the beasts that haunt the nightmares of giants (I'm not that good at making creative statements).
From Earth to pulsars to quasars, this video sports up some of the most beautifuly cgi I've seen about space since sunshine.
I'm sure you can find the show it's it's entirety somewhere, but for now I'll sport up links to the show that I found on youtube. This version is narrated by Sean Pertwee, because the one with Alec doesn't have all the videos with HD compatibility.
EDIT: The videos linked have been taken down. Iamtt1 made a great post about in in general and it has both versions with working videos!
On April 06 2009 10:57 Sadist wrote: Space is awesome. My Goal is to be an aerospace engineer and do something involving astronomy. Need to move to the country and get a nice telescope!
Carl Sagan is godly though.
Neil Degrasse Tyson is carrying on for him.
Same.
It was actually Sagan that inspired me into astronomy, and astrophysics. My goal is actually to be a nuclear physicist though.
On April 06 2009 10:57 Sadist wrote: Space is awesome. My Goal is to be an aerospace engineer and do something involving astronomy. Need to move to the country and get a nice telescope!
Carl Sagan is godly though.
Neil Degrasse Tyson is carrying on for him.
I graduated with degrees in Aerospace Engineering both undergrad and for Master's, was luckily enough to even get a minor is Astrophysics. Took some great courses on SpaceTime and Astro physics, did a big paper on Gamma Ray Burst's, makes all the videos even more entertaining. I didn't find any work continuing in astrophysics or astronomy and now actually work at NASA Ames Research Center on the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (next space shuttle).
Ya aerospace can be a painful major but it's definitely rewarding. Astronomy can always be a great hobby for everyone though, and those videos are amazing
Thanks for linking the video. It was extremely entertaining. Made procrastinating very easy too XD
The way they introduced the Quasar was intense.
edit: regarding the disagreement about if this is depressing... humans are going to most likely die out without ever leaving Earth. Even if we did, our galaxy (or the universe) would die out anyway. Our only chance would be to create 'wormholes' and go to a parallel universe which is probably not much more than science fiction at the moment.
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