sun – Ewan Spence

Space is big, really big, but it makes for a gorgeous video

Posted on February 6, 2015February 5, 2015 by Ewan Spence

If you were riding a beam of light, how long does it take to traverse the solar system? A real-time video of the view from a photon as it leaves the centre of the sun and travels to Jupiter Of course ‘real-time’ is a bit crazy when�you are talking about travelling at the speed of light, so strictly speaking�it’s our frame of reference of what we think the photon would see, because relativity and science… but still, cool video! Riding Light on Vimeo.

There’s McGames In Them There Hills

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Ewan Spence

Brian Baglow�brings together a comprehensive list of games published by Scottish companies during 2014.�Naturally it includes Grand Theft Auto 5, but there are another eighty-four gems to explore via the Scottish Games Network.

Never name a comet after Ian McShane

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Ewan Spence

It’s all wonderful that we can watch a comet do a death dive into the sun, and it might be seen by the naked eye as it approached the nuclear furnace… but did they have to call it Lovejoy?

Martian Death Ray Over Edinburgh

Posted on May 3, 2009 by Ewan Spence

I had intended to take a picture of today’s sun in Edinburgh, with a view of the castle and the Royal Mile in frame (as well as Waverly Station) but thanks to catch the light in a poor camera phone lens, it looks like a green death ray from a Martian War machine is razing Scotland’s capital.