Spitzer Space Telescope: The Musical

A singing NASA supervisor uses song to explain about NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, and how infrared astronomy differs from visible-light telescopes like Hubble. Starring Danny Tieger ("My Universe Revolves Around You"), Buffy Henshaw ("Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide"), and Tom Phillips as Flunky #2.

To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Felicia Day, Mark Hamill, Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, George Takei, Ed Wasser, Betty White and more, visit:

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope

Additional imagery sources include:
Hubble Space Telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory
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LYRICS:

Spitzer was launched in 2003
The 4th of NASA's Great Observatories
On an Earth-trailing orbit with its back to the sun
3 eyes to the sky with coolant for one.
Its 66 million miles away
Because the heat from the Earth would affect the display
Were talking sensitive instruments, keep it streaming on course
for its deep space heat-tracing gaze at the Universe

CHORUS
Infrared
Capturing the heat instead
There is light form the sky that we can't see
In the darkest parts of the galaxy
With Spitzer's spectrum
We can detect them
Easily

Spitzers greatest gift to the viewing community
s the ability to see through the dust clouds that literally
Block the view of other telescopes
Unless that dust gets busted they stand no hope
Of seeing what we can, Were NASAs greatest addition
But you didnt hear it from me 'cause it aint a competition,
Yeah, were working together, combining forces for the mission
of a better sense of interstellar cosmic composition

CHORUS

Visible light Visible light
We can only see the stars if the stars shine bright
Infrared, (yeah) infrared
Depends on the energy in heat thats shed.

Spitzers pulling pictures like the paparazzi
Though the coolant ran out, so we cant use all three
Weve got notable photos, and even bros know it shows
The secrets of Universe are fully exposed
Like some extrasolar planets, does get you a going
'Cause the heat from those planets has its own faint glowing
If there are half as many planets around the stars weve found
Its a million times more likely theyve got life spinning 'round
Am I blowing your mind? Are you listening to me?
Were the white coat crew that mapped our galaxy
So youre joining the team, thats hot in the head
Hooked on looking for the cooking bits of orange and red.

CHORUS

Category:

Science & Technology

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• science
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• Spitzer
• space
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• NASA
• JPL
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• Flunky
• #2

[mrladd]

That is without doubt the catchiest tune regarding any part of the light spectrum I've ever heard. Better than "Sunscreen (the graduation song)" or even "Age of Aquarius."

Please, please, please. Got to have that ringtone.

[ishouldplayzelda]

this song is awesome!

[tonymuyo]

This definitely needs more views!

[destaniofhearts]

"That's right, Cartoon Sun."

[destaniofhearts]

My day has just been made.

[Edje1953]

thats gonna leave a mark that i dont shine

[WannaBeMileyXOXO]

Omg!! Love this song!!! Is this on itunes??!

[suzyqbear85]

Yes, my teacher showed us this. She has a song for like every topic we cover! I love this; everyone sings along :).

[WannaBeMileyXOXO]

My teacher showed us this. Its stuck in my head, I hate it, its stupid and yet I caught myself watching this on youtube... SHOOT ME.

[trendytwists35]

My teacher showed us this today and she said that we r gonna make a song like this but on the big bang theory!! Thanks!!

[7898jade]

oh gosh, our teacher showed us this and its pretty cool but its stuck in my head...

[TheKoko71895]

You know, when you have teachers that show you this and you're like in 8th grade and all of the kids including yourself sing along... you know that you're really cool <3 I love my science class (: