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AN-001	Galactic Journey Duration: 200 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	This "Powers of Ten" style animation transports you from Earth past the outer planets, through starfields and nebulae and ultimately to the edge of our Milky Way galaxy. This thumbnail is a composite of the opening and closing frames, since a single picture cannot capture the range of imagery in this three minute animation. Planet images courtesy of NASA.
AN-002	Great Orion Nebula Duration: 65 seconds DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	This animation begins with a nighttimeview of the constellation Orion including over 200 stars down to visual magnitude 6.40. After traveling 1,600 light years we enter the Orion Nebula, closely passing the Trapezium star cluster. Our final destination is a protostar and a hypothetical, newborn planet buried deep within one of the "proplyds". Orion Nebula image courtesy of Robert Gendler.
AN-003	Origin of Jupiter Duration: 40 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x380, 29.97 fps	The evolution of the planet Jupiter.
AN-004	Origin of the Solar System Duration: 105 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Bipolar jets of gas emanate from the protoplanetary disk in which our Solar System is taking shape. We enter the solar nebula and pass Kuiper Belt objects and several planets in formation. We finally arrive at Earth and watch it cool from a semi-molten protoplanet to the ocean-covered world we know today. Earth and Mars images courtesy of NASA.
AN-005	Asteroid Approaching Earth Duration: 66 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A hypothetical doomsday asteroid targets Earth. Earth images courtesy of NASA.
AN-006	Tunguska Event Scene 1 Duration: 40 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The Tunguska impactor approaches Earth. Earth images courtesy of NASA.
AN-007	Tunguska Event Scene 2 Duration: 35 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The Tunguska impactor begins its fiery descent into Earth's atmosphere. Earth images courtesy of NASA.
AN-008	Tunguska Event Scene 3 Duration: 12 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A view of the Tunguska impactor from within its vapor trail. Earth images courtesy of NASA
AN-009	Tunguska Event Scene 4 Duration: 12 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The Tunguska bolide moments before detonation. Earth images courtesy of NASA.
AN-010	Tunguska Event Scene 5 Duration: 30 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Viewed from above, the detonation of the Tunguska impactor over Siberia shortly after 7 AM on June 30, 1908. Earth images courtesy of NASA.
AN-011	Cretaceous Impact Duration: 43 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A six-mile wide asteroid slams into the northern tip of what is now the Yucatan peninsula at the close of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago. This catastrophic impact may have been a factor in the extinction of the dinosaurs.
AN-012	Black Hole Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A solar-mass black hole expels high-speed jets of gas.
AN-013	Descent into a Black Hole Duration: 65 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A journey into a black hole
AN-014	Nemesis Comet Duration: 50 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A swarm of comets enters the inner solar system. The barrrage is triggered by Nemesis, the hypothetical dwarf companion of the sun. Earth and moon images courtesy of NASA.
AN-015	Active Comet Nucleus; Scene 1 Duration: 25 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Jets of gas and streams of meteoroids are emitted by the dark nucleus of a comet as it approaches the sun.
AN-016	Active Comet Nucleus; Scene 2 Duration: 30 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Jets of gas and streams of meteoroids are emitted by the dark nucleus of a comet as it approaches the sun.
AN-017	Comet and Earth Duration: 78 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The viewer is transported through the debris-strewn tail of a comet which is making a close approach to Earth. Earth images courtesy of NASA
AN-018	Moon Accretion Events Duration: 40 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Particles in a ring of debris begin to accrete around the newly-formed Earth. Elevation map courtesy of NASA.
AN-019	Primordial Moon Duration: 200 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The primitive moon orbits within a ring of debris. Elevation map courtesy of NASA.
AN-020	Impacts on the Young Moon Duration: 28 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Impact events on the newly-formed moon. Elevation map courtesy of NASA.
AN-021	Supernova Duration: 34 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The explosion of a high-mass star produces a supernova remnant.
AN-022	Our Sun Duration: 160 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Shows sunspots and granulation.
AN-023	Mercury Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The incomplete Mariner 10 map has been extended to the uncharted regions of this planet. Map courtesy of NASA and James Hastings Trew.
AN-024	Venus Duration: 120 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The cloud deck fades to reveal the volcanic surface mapped by the Magellan spacecraft. Venus images courtesy of NASA.
AN-025	Earth Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Available with or without nighttime city lights and clouds. Earth images courtesy of NASA.
AN-026	Earth's Moon Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Clementine spacecraft images are combined with a synthesized elevation map. Moon images courtesy of NASA.
AN-027	Mars: Ancient Oceans to Modern Deserts Duration: 135 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Primeval oceans and clouds dissipate to reveal the present-day surface of Mars. Mars images courtesy of NASA.
AN-028	Mars Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Mars as it appears today. Mars images courtesy of NASA.
AN-029	Asteroid Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A typical, main-belt asteroid.
AN-030	Triple Asteroid 87 Sylvia Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Two small asteroidal moons orbit their large parent, asteroid 87 Sylvia.
AN-031	Jupiter Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Dozens of images captured by the Voyager spacecraft were used to create Jupiter's surface map. Surface map courtesy of NASA and Bjorn Jonsson
AN-032	Saturn Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Dozens of images captured by the Voyager spacecraft were used to create Saturn's surface and ring maps. Surface and ring maps courtesy of NASA and Bjorn Jonsson.
AN-033	Uranus Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Voyager spacecraft images were used to create Uranus' surface map. Uranus' rings and innermost small moons are also depicted. Surface map courtesy of NASA and Bjorn Jonsson
AN-034	Neptune Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Voyager spacecraft images were used to create Neptune's surface map. Neptune's rings and innermost small moons are also depicted. Surface map courtesy of NASA and Bjorn Jonsson.
AN-035	Pluto Duration: 160 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Fictitious surface maps were used to produce this animation in which Pluto, Charon, Nix and Hydra revolve around their common center of mass.
AN-036	Solar Eclipse Duration: 80 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Partial phase through totality. Includes Bailey's Beads and the diamond ring effect.
AN-037	Lunar Eclipse Duration: 120 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The moon passes from penumbral to total eclipse, changing color as it enters Earth's shadow in this "time lapse" movie. Moon image courtesy of NASA.
AN-038	Comet Duration: 120 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	This scene begins with a closeup view of the tumbling nucleus from which we pull away and see the entire coma and tail.
AN-039	Globular Star Cluster Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	Stars follow random paths with varying orbital speeds.
AN-040	Algol Duration: 140 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	The two stars comprising Algol revolve around their center of mass. The orbital tilt in this scene matches that seen from Earth, allowing the stars to exhibit the mutual eclipses which have made this binary famous. The colors, diameters and relative distance between the two stars have been depicted as accurately as possible.
AN-041	Extrasolar Planet Duration: 240 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	An apparently solitary star exhibits a cyclic "wobble". A short time later an orbiting planet fades in and both are seen to revolve around their center of mass. The orbital path is optional, and the tilt of the orbital plane can be animated to show the planet transiting the star. Surface map courtesy of NASA and Bjorn Jonsson.
AN-042	Formation of a Planet Nebula Duration: 53 seconds HDTV 1920x1080, 60 fps HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A red giant star expels its outer envelope leaving a white dwarf core surrounded by a planetary nebula.
AN-043	Wolf-Rayet Star Duration: 30 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A high-mass Wolf-Rayet star sheds some of its mass.
AN-044	Red Giant Star Expelling its Outer Envelope Duration: 14 seconds HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A Red Giant star expels part of its outer envelope.
AN-045	Phases of the Moon Duration: HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A sequence showing a complete cycle of phases over a lunar month.
AN-046	Bolide Meteor Duration: HDTV 1280x720, 29.97 fps DV 720x480, 29.97 fps	A fireball meteor streaks through the sky and fragments into several pieces.