THE VIDEO SHELF · cosmic scale
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D
A short video built around an animation of the roughly 10,000 galaxies in the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, placed at their measured redshift distances. It gives a brief history of deep field images and ends with a 3D fly-through.
Why HN readers recommended it
Recommended as a way to grasp the scale of the universe and what the Hubble deep field image means.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Deep Astronomy
- Topic
- cosmic scale
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2012–2022
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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This [0] IMHO gives more perspective (don't be taken aback by the flashy images, the good stuff comes after, ~2:50 mark) When watching, remember this is when looking at the absolute darkest spot of our sky. [0] Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D [VIDEO] PS: …
lloeki on Hacker News · 2012-03
In The universe is big. This big.Maybe not one, but 3 books: Into the Wild (book and movie): [LINK] When I was in high school I was considering the same path as Christopher took, but then I heard about him and I learned from his story. "Happiness only real when shared" …
Isinlor on Hacker News · 2018-05
In Ask HN: What's one book that changed your life?
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