While I have always been fascinated with astronomy, I find that reading astronomy facts is quite different from experiencing them. For example, the Sun is approximately 150 million km from Earth; I know what the Sun looks and feels like to me on a daily basis, but that number, 150 million km, doesn't mean much. Similarly, the fact that we are on a planet orbiting a star, in a solar system which exists as a tiny part of a galaxy, is something I know intellectually. As much as I experience what life is like for me on my piece of Earth, I don't really know what it feels like to be hurtling through space as part of my planet/solar system/galaxy/universe.
I came across
these photos by
Knate Myers and then
this video. It is one of the most amazing astronomy videos I have ever seen; the images of the Milky Way are breathtaking. It is so incredible, I feel like spamming everyone I know saying: "YOU NEED TO SEE THIS!" It allowed me to experience those facts that I have learnt about, to see what it looks like to spin on a planetary axis in space, and to feel like I'm a part of this galaxy.
Skylights - Timelapse Film from
Knate Myers on
Vimeo.
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