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3D’s First Passing Grade

Hubble

Friday’s premier of IMAX Hubble 3D (http://www.imax.com/hubble/) is not for viewing in the comforts of your home (although the TV manufacturers would want you to believe this is possible).  For a full immersive experience in worlds you never thought possible, put on some 3D glasses and enjoy the program on 72ft x 65ft IMAX screen – not the 50” TV in your house.

Hubble telescope takes about 100 minutes to complete a spin around the Earth.  During these rotations, some of the most spectacular images are transmitted to Earth.  In 2009 the space shuttle Atlantis crew embarked on a journey to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. The astronauts brought an Imax 3-D camera on board to document the trip.

The stunning space vistas and intimate moments with astronauts make for a fascinating immersive experience.  And what’s more interesting – this is reality, not Hollywood’s special effects.

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  1. TigerMan says:
    March 23, 2010 at 9:42 pm

    Thanks for cutting 3D some slack. I still disagree with your home exclusion.

  2. Patrick Clise says:
    March 24, 2010 at 3:10 pm

    I’m still skeptical of 3d. Not interested in wearing special glasses movies on my while watching movies at home. Plus my TV is only a couple years old and I think the picture looks great. But, for the Imax experience I see the merit….

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