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So if you guys don’t know about Epaulette Sharks, you better watch this now! This juvenile is the cutest little sea puppy and he’s always happy to greet us when we come up to the glass.

folks did you know!! i love space!! obviously this list is not comprehensive; i tried to stick to things i love or things that come highly recommended. the bolded links are personal favorites. xoxo, chelsea rae

DOCUMENTARIES

carl sagan’s cosmos (the book / free pdf)

the overview effect

cosmic journeys 

secrets of the universe 

space exploration 

SHORT VIDEOS

“wanderers” (erik wernquist)

“outer space” (sanders van den berg)

the 2013 perseids from joshua tree - i prefer non-earth centric stuff but great news joshua tree is basically an alien planet anyway

real astronauts preparing to be sent into orbit

coconut science lab - chris hadfield on youtube; includes videos about daily life in the ISS.

MUSIC

my “space” collection on 8tracks.

osts: interstellar / the martian / sunshine

cosmos is an enormous, lovely 2-volume collection of cinematic music focused on the history of the universe

ambient noise: enterprise bridge / celestial space / space station 

this isn’t music, but listen to these horrifying radio waves from saturn picked up by the cassini spacecraft back in 2002.

OLD STUFF

lots of links about ancient astronomy

astronomy & astrology in the ancient islamic world - a gorgeous met exhibit with some supplemental essays & art

constellation illustrations exerpted from various medieval manuscripts. also, volvelles!

medieval astronomy in europe (europeans were leagues behind non-western astronomers fyi)

james ferguson 1773 astronomy prints

asa smith’s 1855 illustrated astronomy (just the eclipse illustrations)

MOVIES & TV

(there are loads of shows & films about space but i judge based on a few factors: The Aesthetic, how much they make me cry, and level of charming absurdity)

the martian. watch if you love: farming, sebastian stan, disco music

interstellar, gravity, sunshine (have not seen these but they’re on my list!)

star wars. watch if you love ponchos, space dorks, family tragedy, swamps. i’m not gonna tell you what to do but if you wanted to skip episodes i-iii, i would understand.

star trek. 

watch AOS (the jj abrams reboot movies) if you like: lens flares, unnecessary dramatics, karl urban &/or zoe saldana, idiots in love, crying during the first 3 minutes of a film, sass

watch TOS (the original series) if you enjoy: thinking about the human condition, haute couture, yung william shatner, film noir lighting, utopian ideals, beep noises, colors (free w/ amazon prime!)

MISCELLANEOUS

space law

“planets i learned about via youtube”

that one photo of like 1.5k galaxies from the hubble

interactive visualization of 100k stars

how we’ll live on mars

tumblrs!

@nasa​ 

@colchrishadfield

@curiositymarsrover

@nasajunocam

the mars one mission / “if i die on mars” (this program is v dubious but i’m so into it as a concept)

the project apollo archive - huge public archive of amateur photography from the astronauts on the apollo missions

my favorite shots: lunar / interior

#tbt to 2010. This is a portrait of my favorite great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), “Cal Ripfin.” Cal’s name is based on a combination of the famous Orioles player and the fact that his dorsal fin is mutilated.

Cal is also known by the nickame “Shredder,” a name that was given to him for shredding a boat’s anchor line. He was a regular visitor to Isla de Guadalupe for many years, and whenever he was around, my camera got a workout.

Cal hasn’t been seen since 2011, and his presence at the island is greatly missed.