Hubble: Deep Space 3D
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I’m going out on a limb here, but astronauts make lousy subjects for documentaries. That isn’t to say that “Hubble 3D,” the new IMAX documentary that opens in select theaters on Friday isn’t downright fascinating. It is. And visually mind-blowing too. But the sad truth is that we entrust space exploration to some of the blandest dudes out there. Watching the astronauts on the special mission STS-125, which took place in May of last year, isn’t as boring as watching paint dry, but it’s damn close.
Lucky thing the scenery in this film is worth the wait -- of approximately 10 billion light years, as it turns out. Toni Myers, who’s been filming the odyssey of the Hubble Space Telescope since its maiden launch in 1990, has amassed hours of great footage. But the footage brought back from this last of four missions to tinker with the telescope (when it first launched the darn thing was broken; today it’s literally able to take us through time and space) is by far the most remarkable.
You will not believe your eyes when you fly by ultra deep-field galaxies beyond the Milky Way. We’re talking solar systems that don’t exist at the moment you’re popping pieces of popcorn into your gaping mouth.
Lucky thing the scenery in this film is worth the wait -- of approximately 10 billion light years, as it turns out. Toni Myers, who’s been filming the odyssey of the Hubble Space Telescope since its maiden launch in 1990, has amassed hours of great footage. But the footage brought back from this last of four missions to tinker with the telescope (when it first launched the darn thing was broken; today it’s literally able to take us through time and space) is by far the most remarkable.
You will not believe your eyes when you fly by ultra deep-field galaxies beyond the Milky Way. We’re talking solar systems that don’t exist at the moment you’re popping pieces of popcorn into your gaping mouth.
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