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there’s something about having that

there’s something about having that one-on-one time with the son

you can go in and attempt to teach a

you can go in and attempt to teach a bunch of people high-level solar physics

bunch of people high-level solar physics

bunch of people high-level solar physics or why they should care about science in

or why they should care about science in

or why they should care about science in general but solarium in its simplicity

general but solarium in its simplicity

general but solarium in its simplicity and its construction I think to

and its construction I think to

and its construction I think to something greater than inform it

something greater than inform it

something greater than inform it inspires people walk away wanting to

inspires people walk away wanting to

inspires people walk away wanting to know more about what they just

know more about what they just

know more about what they just experienced

experienced

experienced there’s a nice loops happening right

there’s a nice loops happening right

there’s a nice loops happening right honey’s like a little bit of sparkling

solarium is a large-scale digital art

solarium is a large-scale digital art installation and it uses footage from

installation and it uses footage from

installation and it uses footage from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory to

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory to

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory to create an immersive experience for the

create an immersive experience for the

create an immersive experience for the viewer so when you’re viewing solarium

viewer so when you’re viewing solarium

viewer so when you’re viewing solarium you’re seeing all kinds of really

you’re seeing all kinds of really

you’re seeing all kinds of really amazing solar events like solar flares

amazing solar events like solar flares

amazing solar events like solar flares and prominences you get to see active

and prominences you get to see active

and prominences you get to see active regions doing their work and churning

regions doing their work and churning

regions doing their work and churning and creating loops and sparks all of

and creating loops and sparks all of

and creating loops and sparks all of these top four and image the bottom

these top four and image the bottom

these top four and image the bottom right are all images from the Solar

right are all images from the Solar

right are all images from the Solar Dynamics Observatory which is the

Dynamics Observatory which is the

Dynamics Observatory which is the spacecraft that provides the data and

spacecraft that provides the data and

spacecraft that provides the data and imagery for the Silurian exhibit the

imagery for the Silurian exhibit the

imagery for the Silurian exhibit the images that you see in the solarium

images that you see in the solarium

images that you see in the solarium exhibit are part of a set of cameras

exhibit are part of a set of cameras

exhibit are part of a set of cameras that allow us to look at the Sun in ten

that allow us to look at the Sun in ten

that allow us to look at the Sun in ten different wavelengths of light from the

different wavelengths of light from the

different wavelengths of light from the visible all the way through ultraviolet

visible all the way through ultraviolet

visible all the way through ultraviolet and extreme ultraviolet a lot of the

and extreme ultraviolet a lot of the

and extreme ultraviolet a lot of the really interesting stuff that happens on

really interesting stuff that happens on

really interesting stuff that happens on the Sun like solar flares and coronal

the Sun like solar flares and coronal

the Sun like solar flares and coronal mass ejections is really visible in

mass ejections is really visible in

mass ejections is really visible in these wavelengths of light that don’t

these wavelengths of light that don’t

these wavelengths of light that don’t make it to the ground we get a stream of

make it to the ground we get a stream of

make it to the ground we get a stream of information of zeros and ones that come

information of zeros and ones that come

information of zeros and ones that come down and then once we get that we have

down and then once we get that we have

down and then once we get that we have to decode it and turn it back into an

to decode it and turn it back into an

to decode it and turn it back into an image we’ll take all this information to

image we’ll take all this information to

image we’ll take all this information to our data visualizer and he’ll take all

our data visualizer and he’ll take all

our data visualizer and he’ll take all of the data that SDO has sent down he’ll

of the data that SDO has sent down he’ll

of the data that SDO has sent down he’ll find the parameters and he’ll code all

find the parameters and he’ll code all

find the parameters and he’ll code all of that data into images for us and

of that data into images for us and

of that data into images for us and he’ll produce thousands and thousands of

he’ll produce thousands and thousands of

he’ll produce thousands and thousands of frames and each one of these frames is

frames and each one of these frames is

frames and each one of these frames is actually quite large

actually quite large

actually quite large it’s bigger than 4k for a TV it’s about

it’s bigger than 4k for a TV it’s about

it’s bigger than 4k for a TV it’s about big enough to fill nine HD televisions

big enough to fill nine HD televisions

big enough to fill nine HD televisions pretty hefty material

pretty hefty material

pretty hefty material when people enter solarium we want

when people enter solarium we want

when people enter solarium we want people to be able to experience the

people to be able to experience the

people to be able to experience the really wonderful inspiring yet soothing

really wonderful inspiring yet soothing

really wonderful inspiring yet soothing sense of calm you get when you’re

sense of calm you get when you’re

sense of calm you get when you’re viewing this material in this way I’m

viewing this material in this way I’m

viewing this material in this way I’m hoping that people will come and feel

hoping that people will come and feel

hoping that people will come and feel the passion feel the excitement feel the

the passion feel the excitement feel the

the passion feel the excitement feel the amazement and simply want to know more

amazement and simply want to know more

amazement and simply want to know more about science and want it to be a part

about science and want it to be a part

about science and want it to be a part of their life not to necessarily

of their life not to necessarily

of their life not to necessarily understand all of the minutiae and sort

understand all of the minutiae and sort

understand all of the minutiae and sort of the gory details you know but to

of the gory details you know but to

of the gory details you know but to enjoy it and to look at images from sto

enjoy it and to look at images from sto

enjoy it and to look at images from sto or anything and just be happy and

or anything and just be happy and

or anything and just be happy and excited about that