Cosmic Eye

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Cosmic Eye [1] is a short film and iOS app developed by ICRAR astrophysicist Danail Obreschkow in 2012. [2] It shows the largest and smallest well known scales of the universe by gradually zooming out from and then back into the face of a woman called "Louise". According to the creator, the film and app were inspired by the essay Cosmic View (1957) and the short films Cosmic Zoom (1968) and Powers of Ten (1977), but use state-of-the-art technology and new scientific imaging and computer simulations. Developed in 2012 for local teaching and outreach purposes, Cosmic Eye suddenly attracted 40 million views in just ten days [3] on the Facebook group page of "The Science Scoop" in April 2016 (increased to 150 million by the end of 2016 [4] ). [5]

A re-mastered Cosmic Eye V2.0 was released in 2018 in high-resolution landscape 16:9 format with slightly improved graphics including animated vector elements. [1]

The woman whose eye is at the centre of the film is the aptly surnamed Louise McKay, a professional cellist from Western Australia. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Obreschkow, Danail (1 May 2018). Universe Size Comparison - Cosmic Eye (Original HD) (3' video) – via YouTube.
  2. ↑ Wynne, Emma (20 April 2016). "Cosmic Eye: Video by Perth astrophysicist Danail Obreschkow goes viral". ABC News.
  3. ↑ "A different way to teach astrophysics". BBC News. 22 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Cosmic Eye goes viral". ICRAR. 12 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Cosmic Eye (video)". The Science Scoop. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2025– via Facebook.
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