Why is Science Important?

from Alom Shaha

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Physics teacher and film-maker Alom Shaha sets out to uncover a genuinely satisfying answer to his students' most common question: why is science important? This film was made with funding from the Wellcome Trust, and is being broadcast in the UK on Teachers TV during March 2009. For more background and reaction, see the project website, www.whyscience.co.uk. The downloadable video is Quicktime .mov format, H.264, 1280x720 resolution.

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    Why is Science Important?

    by Alom Shaha

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    Physics teacher and film-maker Alom Shaha sets out to uncover a genuinely satisfying answer to his students' most common question: why is science important? This film was made with funding from the Wellcome Trust, and is being broadcast in the UK on Teachers TV during March 2009. For more background and reaction, see the project website, www.whyscience.co.uk. The downloadable video is Quicktime .mov format, H.264, 1280x720 resolution.

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    Full rotation of Jupiter

    by Jean-Luc Dauvergne

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    Jupiter map realised in 2011, between October 10th and October 15th, from the Pic du Midi Observatory. Jupiter was observed with the 1 meter Telescope at the Pic du Midi observatory, and a Basler Scout Camera. Crédit : S2P / IMCCE / OPM / JL Dauvergne / Elie Rousset / Eric Meza / Philippe Tosi / François Colas / Jean Pajus / Xavi Nogués / Emil Kraaikamp

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    Earth

    by Michael König

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    Time lapse sequences of photographs taken by the crew of expeditions 28 & 29 onboard the International Space Station from August to October, 2011, who to my knowledge shot these pictures at an altitude of around 350 km. All credit goes to them. HD, refurbished, smoothed, retimed, denoised, deflickered, cut, etc. All in all I tried to keep the looks of the material as original as possible, avoided adjusting the colors and the like, since

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    GK Persei, Nova of 1901: The Firework Nebula

    by Adam Block

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    Time lapse images showing the expansion of GK Persei nebula over 17 years. Taken from the Mount Lemmon SkyCenter (public observatory, SkyCenter.arizona.edu).

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    Landscapes: Volume Two

    by Dustin Farrell

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    Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/dustin_farrell http://twitter.com/crewwest website: www.crewwestinc.com/ Planet 5D Blog: http://blog.planet5d.com/2011/10/dustin-farrells-landscapes-volume-two-another-canon-eos-5d-mark-ii-timelapse-masterpiece/ PLEASE WATCH IN HD FULL SCREEN w/SOUND. It is a much better viewing experience. Hopefully you have a 1080P monitor and good connection. If not, bug a friend or colleague that does. It is worth it. Landscapes:

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    Landscapes: Volume One

    by Dustin Farrell

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    A year's compilation of my time lapse work. All shot on the Canon 5D2 and processed in Adobe After Effects. The majority of the shots are in my beautiful home state of Arizona. Goblin Valley State Park and Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah also make an appearance. If you are interested in hiring me or licensing my clips please call 1-888-444-2739 or email tvcrews@crewwestinc.com Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Dustin_Farrell

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    Eastern Sierra Time Lapse 3 | Milky Way | Via Lactea

    by Jeff Chen Kuo Chih

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    On my 3rd time-lapse video of the Eastern Sierra, I focused on night time shooting. During the last week of June, the Milky Way started to make daily appearances on the northern hemisphere, right after sunset and without any interference from the moon. During eight consecutive and exhausting nights in near total darkness, I saw and/or felt deers, rabbits and coyotes passing near-by and once, after shinning a small flash light from my iPhone at two

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    The Milky Way Motion from Portugal

    by Miguel Claro

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    A time lapse photography by Miguel Claro, showing the motion of the Milky Way against a Starry Sky in Alentejo, 200km from Lisbon, Portugal. The image was taking between 00h49 and 4h42 AM when was the begining of nautical twilight. This was also the result of these still images: http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/skyscapes.htm#118 http://www.astrosurf.com/astroarte/skyscapes.htm#120 More images at: http://miguelclaro.com

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