Visible Visualization of the Orion Nebula

Visible Visualization of the Orion Nebula


Jan 11, 2018

This visualization explores the Orion Nebula as seen in visible-light observations from the Hubble Space Telescope. This movie is designed to be compared and contrasted against the companion movie using infrared-light ... more
Infrared Visualization of the Orion Nebula

Infrared Visualization of the Orion Nebula


Jan 11, 2018

This visualization explores the Orion Nebula as seen in infrared-light observations from the Spitzer Space Telescope. This movie is designed to be compared and contrasted against the companion movie using visible-light ... more
Tonight's Sky: January 2018

Tonight's Sky: January 2018


Dec 19, 2017

In January, the northern hemisphere is treated to beautiful views of Saturn and Mercury, Jupiter and Mars, Auriga the goat herder, and the Quadrantid meteor shower.
Stellar Greetings from Globular Cluster M79

Stellar Greetings from Globular Cluster M79


Dec 12, 2017

This video starts with a wide-field view of the sky covering the constellations of Orion, the hunter, and Lepus, the hare. The view zooms down to the relatively tiny field of the Hubble image of globular star cluster ... more
M79 Snow Globe Holiday Greeting

M79 Snow Globe Holiday Greeting


Dec 12, 2017

This special holiday snow globe greeting is a visualization of a rotating star cluster that provides three-dimensional perspective of globular cluster Messier 79 (M79).
Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744: A Hubble Image Tour

Galaxy Cluster Abell 2744: A Hubble Image Tour


Dec 5, 2017

Abell 2744, also known as Pandora's Cluster, gives us a view into the universe as it existed more than 13 billion years ago.
Tonight's Sky: December 2017

Tonight's Sky: December 2017


Nov 21, 2017

In December, the northern hemisphere is treated to a view of Perseus, Cassiopeia, and the Geminid meteor shower.
Zooming in on a Light Echo

Zooming in on a Light Echo


Nov 9, 2017

This video sequence takes the viewer into the nearby starburst galaxy M82, where a shell of light surrounding an exploding star is moving through interstellar space.
Zooming in on a Light Echo (Narrated)

Zooming in on a Light Echo (Narrated)


Nov 9, 2017

This narrated video sequence takes the viewer into the nearby starburst galaxy M82, where a shell of light surrounding an exploding star is moving through interstellar space.
Zooming in on a Light Echo (Annotated)

Zooming in on a Light Echo (Annotated)


Nov 9, 2017

This annotated video sequence takes the viewer into the nearby starburst galaxy M82, where a shell of light surrounding an exploding star is moving through interstellar space.