Journey to the Edge of the Universe [4K]
Ever wonder what it would be like to fly all the way to the edge of space? Well in this video, we'll be doing just that. Using beautiful images snapped by the Hubble and Webb telescopes, we will embark on a tour of our universe- venturing deep into the darkness, and uncovering the most jaw-dropping landmarks along the way. This is our journey to the edge of the universe.
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SOUNDTRACK [In order of appearance]:
- MindHunter (CO.AG): https://youtu.be/72JbdVDg3q0
- 11:11 at Smith - Ninth Street (Chris Zabriskie)
- Catafalque (CO.AG): https://youtu.be/Bf_24aUbaQ4
- Satanic (CO.AG): https://youtu.be/E_gQrAMVK8U
- Dark Enigma 11 (CO.AG): https://youtu.be/VVbH2gU8TvA
- It Will Make You Feel Better (Chris Zabriskie)
- Dark Enigma 9 (CO.AG): https://youtu.be/rkZg2FCRcjg
- I Refuse to Accept There's Nothing I Can Do About it (Chris Zabriskie):
- Lower Third Hall (Chris Zabriskie)
- Omen (CO.AG): https://youtu.be/C_ejkBhmmJE
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FOOTAGE:
The space scenes in this video were captured using SpaceEngine Pro, a virtual universe simulator:
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Images of space and scientific visualisations are public domain content, and can be downloaded from NASA's GSFC Visualisation Studio: https://www.nasa.gov/goddard
Other visualisations and images of space provided by the European Southern Observatory [ESO]: https://www.eso.org/public/
Graphic of the Virgo Supercluster by Ethylice4: https://www.deviantart.com/ethylice4
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SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
List of Redshift Distances: http://astro.vaporia.com/indexdistances.html
Please note: There exist varying redshift models and scales with different estimates. The scale used in this video was taken from Vaporia and adjusted by the author to reflect practical estimates of distances. Please see the associated pages for references on individual "stops" along this journey [e.g. the Sloan Great Wall]
- Laniakea Supercluster: https://arxiv.org/abs/1409.0880
- Shapley Supercluster: https://www.eso.org/sci/publications/messenger/archive/no.124-jun06/messenger-no124-30-31.pdf
- Vela Supercluster: https://arxiv.org/abs/1611.04615
- Quasars & Image Aids: https://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~ryden/ast162_8/notes36.html
- Quasar Groups: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1306.1700.pdf
- Her-CrB GW: http://astro.vaporia.com/start/hercrbgw.html
- GN-z11: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-team-breaks-cosmic-distance-record
- HD1: https://astronomy.com/news/2022/04/researchers-discover-the-most-distant-galaxy-yet
- Glass-z13: https://arxiv.org/abs/2207.09434
- The CMB: https://www.space.com/25945-cosmic-microwave-background-discovery-50th-anniversary.html
Chapters:
0:00 Welcome
1:32 What is the Observable Universe?
5:15 The Local Volume
10:20 Laniakea Supercluster
14:24 Sloan Great Wall
16:30 Active Galactic Nuclei
19:53 Quasars
23:00 Quasar Groups in the Deep Universe
25:55 Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall
28:14 Cosmic High Noon
31:44 Re-ionization
33:35 Farthest Galaxies
36:35 The Dark Age
39:19 The Edge of the Universe
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