Hubble: One in a Million

By Nancy Atkinson - July 6, 2011 at 6:01 PM UTC | Extragalactic

For those of you bummed that

Hubble's one millionth observation

didn't include an eye-popping image, Daniel Pendick from the

Geeked on Goddard Blog

has put together a video of over 200 classic Hubble images, with the funky music from the "Planets" album by the band

One Ring Zero.

"Planets" is a collection of new compositions to represent the solar system and beyond. Gustav Holst its not, but it is "an eclectic and quirky journey from Mercury to Pluto, with influences as diverse as gypsy violin, Pink Floyd and David Bowie, Electric Light Orchestra, and even klezmer," said Pendick on the

365 Days of Astronomy podcast.

Enjoy!

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com