This Video is Really Far!

By Nancy Atkinson - February 12, 2009 at 3:39 PM UTC | Extragalactic
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[/caption] Every day, I love bopping and jiving to the theme song for the

365 Days of Astronomy podcast.

The song was written and recorded by

George Hrab

of

Geologic Records.

George also wrote a full-length version of the theme song, "Far," as opposed to the 30-second condensed version we use for the daily podcast. Now, George has completely outdone himself by creating a music video, which is loads of fun to watch!

By the way, if you're not listening the the

365 Days of Astronomy podcast

every day, you are missing out on a very entertaining and informational podcast, created by people from all around the world! It's an official

International Year of Astronomy

event, and its free, too, so what more could you ask for?

Thanks to George Hrab for sharing his talents with the 365 Days of Astronomy podcast! If you want to know the words to the song "Far," they are posted below.

"Far" by George Hrab

You ponder the universe and a look comes 'cross your face You try to fathom distances of all the stuff in space But you can't wrap the bacon of your mind around the fig Of all the terms required to describe how big is big

So let me get specific, and use words scientific Go whip out your thesaurus, for this exacting chorus

This stuff is far, [it's really far] this stuff is far far far away We're talkin' far, [like über far] you can't get there by car in a day It's super duper crazy far but not just pulsars quasars and stars I mean it's far, far, far, if there's some doubt listen to us shout [THIS STUFF IS FAR]

I sense all the explosions going off inside your brain As your mind gets blown by what I just did explain Sorry if my words might drive you all insane But that's what happens when precision is your middle name

So with an exacting factor, like some sextant or protractor Using details quite semantic, I'll show how huge is this gigantic

CHORUS

...far too big to explain in any concise ways, it might just have to take 365 days

I hope that I have offered up some technical assistance And haven't caused your ticker too much ventrical resistance But you have got to listen and trust my insistence That I am very accurately describing the distance

CHORUS

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