This is a galaxy

[cosmiclight]

As an astronomer for nearly my entire life of 57 years now, I always wonder how many people in the Internet have actually ever observed many real galaxies through a large telescope from a very dark sky location. There is so much Big Slang going on in the virtual computer world of so much mere language without action. As a report on the BBC stated today about Rupert Murdoch. "There is an ever widening discrepancy of what they say and what they actually do not do." And why don’t they??  /~;

[WhyNotAParadox]

Glad I took BadAstronomer's advice and watched it in HD on a big monitor. Gorgeous!!

[LukeABarnes]

I thought I recognized that voice. Excellent Work, Dr Pontzen!

[Eysc]

and SOPA is the devil of the digital galaxy

[RaffaBangalter]

Microsiervos me trajo aquí. :D

[marmdixit]

Amazing Amazing Work!!!!

[morphicsm]

Very cool.

[Wensby]

I'm currently listening to Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy (all the 5 books, read by the man himself) and must say that this video is so wonderfully Adams-styled! Love it!

[tinithraviel]

This is so AMAZING!

[zanza00]

Who is the narrator? I have heard it somewhere else but i can't pinpoint where :\

[Astrostevo]

@zanza00 : Brian Cox I'm pretty sure.

[apontzen]

@Astrostevo @zanza00 Sorry, no, it's just me narrating, not Brian Cox.

[TK549]

@apontzen Did you auto tune your voice? Sorry, just gotta know.

[TheDanisflying]

Josh Jersild Sent me here :D

[vidur10]

Thank you Brian Cox!

[HiddenAstronomer]

Excellent remix. Thank you for putting it online. Do you have permission to put original animation which would be great for astronomy education worldwide?

[apontzen]

@HiddenAstronomer Thanks! Yes the original animations will be here eventually – just a case of retitling them.

[RosbifFrog]

I love this. I want one on my pc.

[TheEddieAndrew]

Thanks Professer Dara O'briain???for directing me here.

[seanusmonkey]

Thanks to Rossexton for leading me here

[homoinfinitus]

Thanks Professor Jon Butterworth for directing me here!

[TheMiserablegit]

Ok, but no one asked the obvious question (well - obvious to me anyway), which was "why not keep the simulation running into the future and see how things develop in 15, 20 or 40 billion years' time?

[ArcanePath360]

@TheMiserablegit They did on Star Gazing last night. Our galaxy will collide with Andromeda into a big milk shake (in about 4 billion years time), but it's too difficult to predict if we will be part of this new galaxy or spun off away in the collision.

[Listn2CKY]

Brian Cox FTW.

[OryxDigital]

Very cool. Is there something more in-depth about how they created the simulation, for us computer nerds?

[jimmicreesti]

Nicely scripted. Everything said was worth saying.

[earlnjenn]

Thanks to Professor Cox for this one! How cool!



[sahajasam]

I love the H2G2 (Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy) feel of this little vid..... Rather fond of Prof Brian Cox too, whose tweet led me here !

[blobrana]

Good upload

[ciaranoc]

Bad-ass motion graphics...

[kai1douglas]

@Skai1dtm

[kai1douglas]

Fantastic, this will create awe and wonder in the primary classroom if I can just pitch it right

[spookylaw69]

Followed the link also,simply brilliant!Thanks

[Hatgooch]

I've always wondered if it would be possible to make a virtual universe, and now I know... but I was more thinking with every single thing we know about physics. Like, simulate everything.

[spartanses]

Brian Cox on twitter led me here

[anairamsaile]

@spartanses Ditto! ;)

[no1dyfan]

Nah Pink's a lot nicer than green lol. Thanks for the cool link Prof. x

[Evenstar100]

Thank you Professor Cox for directing me here!

[EmmaLouise14107]

AMAZING! BRIAN IS A LEGEND!!!!!!!! JUST SO IMPRESSIVE!

[indie4life23]

Another wonder from Mr Brian Cox

[ilovefacebookandebay]

Brian Cox re-directed me to here too. I love him.

[j666616]

This is a pipe

[suntzu53]

I heard the little voice of Picard saying "Engage". Instantly had to like this video then. Other than that, what an awesome video!

[markshadbolt1991]

I'm in love with the cosmos! I might have preferred Sagan or Cox's voice on the video though :-)

[ayliff123]

The legendary BRIAN COX sent me here :)

[PixelAliensWorld]

Brilliant visualisation. helps soooo much with the understanding

[MrEddieChaos]

Sent here by Mr Cox

[ACLARK1989]

BRIAN COX sent me here !

[Tr33fiddy]

Please, more videos where you talk like the viewer is a FUCKING MORON. Thanks.

[conor208]

Everyone should like green. I like green too. Beyond this, great!

[welshdiver1]

Very impressive accessibility, not just subtitles, but text involved in the presentation. Thank you :)

[DavidgeFX]

BRIAN SENT ME:')

[LBurris597]

Thank you very much for posting this video! Cheers!

[Paystey]

Brilliant visualisation. helps soooo much with the understanding......Can mine be blue though?