OUTSIDE IN

This story about the meteor strike in Indonesia is pretty interesting because it appears to have caught everyone by surprise — astronomers, military etc. despite being the largest object to hit earth in a number of years.

Our relationship to the skies above — our understanding, how we explore it, how we care for [...]

This is the very first quick and dirty test from a couple of years ago about trying to create a “universal person”. This was interesting but not a great result. Needless to say things have moved on from here

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This is a great photo I had not seen before of Earth and Jupiter from Mars – very unusual alignment that allowed us to get in the same frame with Jupiter. Very cool.

This was taken by the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft when it was pointed up instead of down at Mars. Click on [...]

“Outside In” supporter Mike Malaska created this cool image of Titan’s methane coolness…

Titan in “Methanovision” T61-20090825

Originally uploaded by MikeMalaska

The mystery of Titan shrouded in the fuzzy orange haze of its amazing atmosphere.

If you need background on these old test shots, read here.

This was my final test in trying to make the dialogue work before changing the script a couple of years ago. Kinda of cool but yet another abandoned idea. This is was extremely computer intensive – several thousand layers of video.

No eloquence today, just profanity. Here’s why – this is an artist’s conception of the newly discovered giant ring. That’s insane! – and now I have to figure out if I can get it “Outside In” since it will be so tough to photograph or image (come on new camera in Hubble)…

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My friend Thomas Romer at the excellent Wandering Space blog has a great post that showcases a new map of space exploration in our solar system. Very cool and highly recommended.

Read more here.