July 16, 2023
I’m embarrassed to see that the last time I updated this page was
just about THREE YEARS ago.
You would be forgiven for thinking I’ve passed away! I have not.
In fact, I’m fine, thanks. Just not really the kind of person to
likes to talk about himself on a regular basis, I suppose.
Also, things always seem to take a long time for me to complete,
and it took several tries until I was satisfied with my latest
album of pop songs.
That album is now ready for everyone to hear, and you should click
here to go to my pop album page to check it
out.
Every time I announce to anyone that I’m planning to make a
new video, I wish I hadn’t. That’s because it takes so long for
the project to actually get completed.
It could be that my interest in animé, which started in 2017, has
captured much of my attention. (Maybe I should add an animé page
to this website! Or maybe not.)
In any case, here again is a list of the YouTube videos that are
already up, with the most recent first.
Dr. Theorem:
Electronic music:
Completed February 2017, this video combines astronomical images
from sources such as
the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes with electronic music.
Somehow I have always thought that electronic music
and interstellar space go together. I found very high resolution
images from NASA, the European Space Agency,
and other sources, allowing me to create continuous zooming of the
images while retaining high definition.
Not that I’m the only person ever to have thought of doing this;
there are
many such videos on YouTube—but few with such
truly spacey music.
(At 4:28 it’s actually rather short considering the size of the
universe.)
If you enjoy the videos, consider spreading the word.
Using the “like” button is a kind thing to do.
Dr. Theorem is quite unknown, but I guess part of him likes it
that way.
Nevertheless, even more videos are in the planning stage. Please
stay tuned, as it were.
Going to YouTube and subscribing would do it!
Incidentally, my “Music for Recorders” CD is now included on
this website.
Interesting because it is completely different than anything
listed above!
The CD isn’t in the pop/rock, electronic, or alternate rock
categories, but can be found under acoustic compositions.
More information HERE.
Where does the name “Messier 81”
come from, you ask? I’m glad you asked.
Messier 81 is one of the names astronomers give to the galaxy in
the picture.
The name derives from a French astronomer named Charles Messier,
who cataloged a number of such objects in the 18th century.
There's a great page about him
HERE.
In fact, thanks to NASA there is a
site where you can see ALL of Messier’s objects, from M1 to M110!
Click HERE
to see it.
The small image of the galaxy at the top of these pages is one of
the classic images produced in the 1940s and 1950s by Mount Wilson
and Palomar Observatories.
The large image on the welcome page is a much more recent one by
NASA's space observatories. I took the liberty of adjusting its
colors for aesthetic reasons. In actuality,
a good number of astronomical images in color do not represent the
exact colors your eyes would see anyway.
There is a good, concise explanation of this
here.
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