MMemes » Phil Plait http://mmemes.com Thu, 28 Apr 2011 13:58:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Because it’s Pretty http://mmemes.com/2009/04/30/because-its-pretty/ http://mmemes.com/2009/04/30/because-its-pretty/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:48:46 +0000 Moxx http://mmemes.com/?p=344 I came across this stunning little video over on Phil Plait’s Bad Astronomy blog, which he picked up from Vimeo (which is where (I hope) it’s being linked from here), which in turn comes from Tom@Timescapes, which appears to be the cinematographer’s birthgiven name (internal note: fact checking department, can you verify?) In any event, it’s here now not on account of it’s scientific or cinematic merits, but just because it’s damn pretty.

Note that the only ’special effect’ here is using a special rig to move the camera. Do yourself a favor and click the ‘full screen’ button.


Timescapes Timelapse: Learning to Fly from Tom @ Timescapes on Vimeo.

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