If you love space and astronomy, then this is something you definitely have got to see!
“Vividly captured in IMAX 3D, HUBBLE 3D recounts the amazing journey of the most important scientific instrument since Galileo’s original telescope and the greatest success in space since the Moon Landing—the Hubble Space Telescope. Audiences will accompany the space walking astronauts as they attempt some of the most difficult tasks ever undertaken in NASA’s history, and will experience up close the awesome power of the launches, the heartbreaking setbacks, and the dramatic rescues of this most powerful story.
HUBBLE 3D will also reveal the cosmos as never before, allowing viewers of all ages to explore the grandeur of the nebulae and galaxies, the birth and death of stars, and some of the greatest mysteries of our celestial surroundings, all in amazing IMAX 3D.”
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So I guess there will be a brief history lesson here that led to the invention of the Hubble space telescope. Then a narration of the several challenges Hubble have had to face in its 20 years in orbit. And finally a showcase of the finest pictures Hubble took of our surrounding universe. Awesome!
It’s worth noting that the people who operated the IMAX cameras are the astronauts themselves. They captured on video the last servicing mission of the Hubble telescope before its retirement on 2014. The James Webb Space Telescope will eventually take over Hubble’s position in space.
The production team behind Hubble 3D is the same team that made Space Station 3D – the first film to use IMAX 3D cameras in space.
IMAX Hubble 3D – Official Movie Trailer
I have yet to see this trailer in 3D. I hope they show it in my next repeat viewing of Avatar at SM IMAX. However, I’m not too sure if Leonardo DiCaprio is really the right narrator for this. He seems to have done well on The 11th Hour but I sure hope we don’t actually see him on this one.
Why the excitement?
I’m most looking forward to seeing a particular shot Hubble took 7 years ago – a small region of the sky hardly larger than your thumb. It’s the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF).
“the deepest image of the universe ever taken by humans”
I’ve long been fascinated by this image and have even used it a few times as my desktop wallpaper. To see this in 3D would be an absolute dream come true for me. Here’s a video showing how it might look like.
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D
According to the IMAX official website, Hubble 3D is set to premiere on March 19, 2010. That’s just 2 weeks after Alice in Wonderland!
Here in the Philippines, chances are they will release Hubble 3D much later so it doesn’t coincide with Tim Burton’s movie. If that’s the case, it will most likely be released here around April 23 – Hubble’s 20th anniversary. 
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