How the Universe Works: Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation

Greetings Fellow Cosmonauts!

We will be continuing with our gravity theme this Wednesday with a screening of the 2012 Episode of "How the Universe Works" titled "Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation." I know I said that the remainder of the films in our gravity series were going to focus mainly on gravitational waves. However, as it turns out, the film I had planned for this Wednesday is actually a podcast (womp, womp...). I figured very few people would be interested in sitting in a room with a dozen other people for an hour listening to a science podcast, so I scoured the internet looking for decent gravity documentaries and finally came across this gem. It's more recent than the last feature we watched, and it has some great graphics that really do a excellent job of helping to visualize the phenomena they are explaining. I think you'll enjoy this one.

A description of the feature is below:

Wonders of the Universe: Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation (2012, 45 min)

"Orbits are the dynamics that drive the universe. From the smallest asteroid to the largest super-cluster, everything in the universe is in orbit. We owe our very existence to the stability of earth's orbit — it gave us life and keeps us safe. But we are the freaks. Everywhere else we look we find orbits are chaotic, unstable, and violent. Beyond our solar system we find planets that are blow-torched, stars that eat each other, and black holes that destroy everything in their path. Yet on the very largest scale, orbits are also a creative force. clashing galaxies give birth to new stars and new worlds. on the galactic scale orbits even construct the fabric of the universe itself."

Don't worry if you don't know anything about this subject matter. No prior understanding of physics or gravity is required to appreciate the film and to participate in the discussion period. This is a safe-space for science.

Now for some administrative details....

The space will be open for beverages and general schmoozing as early as 7:45PM. The viewing will start promptly at 8:25PM.

As usual, BYOB. +1's welcome (& encouraged!). Oh, and this is a pet friendly space. My dog is kind of an asshole, so I keep her at home, but if your pet is chill, feel free to bring 'em along!

There is a suggested donation of $2 which helps pay for the venue at Industry Lab. You can donate through the following methods:

Venmo: @reece-daniel

Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/reecedaniel

cash: donation cup at event

You can also donate through meetup.com, but they take a 17% cut!!

Looking forward to seeing everyone Wednesday!

Regards,

Reece

Curator, Church of the Cosmos
City Organizer, Meetup-Boston