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How Vast Is Space? (1959)

1959 · Short film · 18 min · dir. J. Michael Hagopian

Synopsis

Film based on a book by Kees Boeke, “Cosmic View: Through the Universe in 40 Jumps” The film "How Vast Is Space" explores the immense scale of the universe by comparing distances and sizes, from the human body to cosmic structures. It emphasizes the relativity of size and distance, illustrating how we can visualize the universe through a series of magnified and reduced scales. The journey takes viewers from the atomic level to the edge of the observable universe, highlighting the vastness of…

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Director
J. Michael Hagopian
Running time
18 minutes

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★★★ · Long and not trippy like I hoped · jollyjole · 2026-03-19

Sweet video. Futuristic idealism of the look of space. Zoom in Zoom out, math, and a blonde girl and her cat in California. Try it and see. I learned stuff