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HubbleMinute on IMAX Film and “The Making of the Goods Zoom”
Take a virtual ride to the outer reaches of the universe and explore 10 billion years of galactic history, from fully formed and majestic spiral galaxies to disheveled collections of stars just beginning to form. This unforgettable cosmic journey is presented in the award-winning IMAX short film, "Hubble: Galaxies Across Space and Time," which transforms images and data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope into a voyage that sweeps viewers across the cosmos. Using the mosaic image created by the Great Observatories Origins Deep Survey (GOODS), more than 11,000 galaxy images were extracted and assembled into an accurate 3-D model for the three-minute movie. The large-format film was created by a team of Hubble image and visualization experts in the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Md. Frank Summers, an astrophysicist and science visualization specialist directed the film.
This background feature video explains how the galaxy images were extracted and assembled into an accurate 3-D model. Information is also presented on how light takes time to travel across space, showing that the galaxies farther away from Earth are seen further back in cosmic history.
- Release DateJune 24, 2004
- Science ReleaseHubble IMAX Film Takes Viewers on Ride Through Space and Time
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov
