IceCube Neutrino Observatory - Animated Overview
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Uploaded by schmasey on Jul 28, 2009
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory has just completed construction in Antarctica as of January 2011, and will help scientists search for elusive neutrinos that can help us map out the universe in new and exciting ways. I traveled to the South Pole in November and December 2009 to participate in this project, and reported back to classrooms across the US. This stop-motion animated video is an introduction to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, answering basic questions such as: What is a neutrino? how can we detect them? How does IceCube work? This video was created using SAM Animation on a G4 PowerBook with a cheap USB webcam, and final editing and sound effects were done in iMovie.
You can read my journal from my trip at http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/icecube-in-ice-antarctic-telescope, and my friend Katey's trip for the final construction season (Nov-Dec 2010) at http://www.polartrec.com/expeditions/icecube-in-ice-antarctic-telescope-2010.
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Linked from Reddit. Rated up for awesome simplicity and elegance.
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Nice work, must have been hard. But You though me something it would have taken me days to find out :) Thank You Sir
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well done, very interesting!
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Really well made, and specially for all to understand. You all are awesome!
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awesome clip lad
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Ha! I love the "time passing" sound while the electrons orbit!
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Extremely Creative !
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Good job, very clear and interesting!
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I had a lot of fun making this video, and a great time during my late 2009 trip to the IceCube project at the South Pole. I realize there are a few errors in here, especially the numbers. Now that they have just finished the construction, there are actually a total of 86 strings plus IceTop cosmic ray detectors.
schmasey 11 months ago
thanks for all the kind comments!
schmasey 11 months ago