We scored a set of the original Star Wars trilogy for free off our much beloved Buy Nothing neighborhood group awhile ago. On Monday, we went to Goodwill and bought an old, much used VCR for $6 or so, and last night we watched the 1977 Star Wars movie on the big screen at home and loved every minute of it. OK, so the video wasn't HD, but the sound was actually pretty amazing. And the movie - well it's a classic.
Tonight's feature is "The Empire Strikes Back."
Can I just say, "The Empire Strikes Back" is masterful, on any media. I remember attending it on opening day, during a Mt. St. Helens eruption. People in line had dust masks on and ash rained down from the sky. We thought it worth the risk. It was.
We want to make sure we have all six "Star Wars" films fresh in our minds before December 18, when we'll be watching the latest, long-awaited installment.
This trailer has over 61 million views on YouTube, by the way. Apparently we're not the only ones a little excited about the new movie.
MEANWHILE, IN (REAL) OUTER SPACE: We got caught up on the latest Pluto news today. Images beamed to Earth by NASA's New Horizons probe continues to amaze!
Check out psychedelic Pluto!
Image Credit: NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
OK, so, no, this isn't Pluto's true colors. But isn't it gorgeous? The false color image was made by New Horizons scientists using a technique called principal component analysis. They did so because they wanted to highlight the many subtle color differences between the dwarf planet's distinct regions.
Per NASA, data used in the image was collected by New Horizon's Ralph/MVIC color camera on July 14 at 11:11 AM UTC, from a range of 22,000 miles (35,000 kilometers).
Tie-dyed Pluto - how cool.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if Star Wars VII will hit $1B in its first week.