47 Ursae Majoris b is an extrasolar planet approximately 46 light-years away in the constellation of Ursa Major. The planet was discovered located in a long-period around the star 47 Ursae Majoris. The planet is currently the innermost known planet in its planetary system. 47 Ursae Majoris b was discovered in January 1996 and has a mass at least 2.62 times that of Jupiter. image credit: Lynette Cook, John Whatmough music: me
This is a track from Vangelis's 1988 album, "Direct" - and one of my personal favorites from the artist. The video consists of several images of extrasolar planets. Most of them are taken from Wikimedia Commons, except for the image of COROT-7b, which I found on Google. At least two of the extrasolar planets in the images are fictional. Oh yeah, just for the record, the planet that appears at 5:31 is supposed to be Z'Ha'Dum, from "Babylon 5." (That is, Z'Ha'Dum prior to its destruction as a result of that supernova.)
Vangelis Message Direct Extrasolar Planets 16 Cygni 47 Ursae Majoris Gliese 581c COROT-7b Epsilon Eridani Iota Draconis Iota Horologii BLG-192L OGLE-2TRL9 79 Ceti Z'Ha'Dum Blue Moon Scifimaster 92
Just a few clips of the more interesting part of my daily bike commute from Bridgeport to downtown Chicago. Usually takes 25 minutes, 1 min of which is spent in congested traffic. Set to some epic metal to make it more dramatic than it really is!!! Played at original speed...1x
Bike lane splitting Chicago downtown Chicago Loop Chicago bike commuting commute 47 Ursae Majoris
