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“This extraordinary excerpt is from an upcoming Imax movie that uses Cassini orbiter imagery (NO computer generated images) to create some stunning flybys and flythroughs of the Saturnian system. Cassini has taken so many high-res pictures that this stitched together footage is possible. All I can say is “wow.”
ScientificAmerican.com

“Stephen Van Vuuren animated thousands of still shots from Cassini spacecraft’s Saturn flyby, knitting them together to create a seamless journey toward the gas giant, past one of its moons and through its awe-inspiring rings. It’s one of the most mind-blowing, beautiful space movies I’ve ever seen.”
IO9.com

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“Until someone actually puts a high-definition IMAX™ camera on an interplanetary probe, Stephen van Vuuren’s fly-through of the Saturnian system may stand as one of the most ambitious non-profit efforts to create a virtual spaceflight using real images.”
(MSNBC.com)

“Dim the lights, plug in your headphones and enjoy the ambient space journey across Saturn, past one of its moons and around its vast magnificent rings.”
NEWS.COM.AU

“Es especialmente conmovedor pensar que las fotos fueron capturadas en el lugar de los hechos, y creo que será increíble ver el producto final una vez que esté terminado.”
FAVERWAYER.COM

“The result is a seamless journey that is spectacular in its originality and otherworldliness, perhaps even rivaling the majesty of Stanley Kubrick’s timeless 2001: A Space Odyssey.”
(Daily Mail Online, UK)

“I think it’s time for some mind- and spirit-cleansing beauty. Something to remind us that humans and nature can sometimes produce awe-inspiring things. Like this video.”
(Gizmodo)

“OMG – mind officially blown! What an incredible labour of love this is … take the 2 and a half minutes to watch this, then imagine it in IMAX™! Book my tickets ASAP!”
(unknownskywalker.tumblr.com)


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