We Own The Sky

Here is a video that Garry sent me about Microsoft's new program called 'World Wide Telescope'. They basically stitched together images of the entire night sky and made a program that you can zoom in and out of the galaxies/stars/entire systems as you please. then you can follow 'journeys/tours' made by super passionate astronomers as well as make your own tours to pass along. I think one of the most amazing things about the video is Roy Gould who talks about the project so fervently and passionately, at one point it seems like he stops talking to prevent himself from crying. It was fucking amazing.

Here is the video: if you want to get to the really epic speech he makes about the impact of the whole project on humanity...start at about 3:00



Important Points:
experience the universe, a 'magic carpet' that lets you navigate where you want to go
people who are passionate about the nooks and crannies of the universe that can make the universe a welcoming place
at heart, we are all storytellers, and in telling stories we can understand the universe in our own way and create our own universes
"when i ask how does the night sky make you feel?" "small, oh, insignificant." "well, our gaze fills the universe... and we can now start to have a dialogue with the universe. we may be tiny, but we are truly, wonderfully significant."

Suitably so, here is one of my favorite groups m83 (who makes amazingly ethereal music and is named after the spiral galaxy m83 *swoon*) with 'We Own The Sky'.