Viz Lab

The Viz Lab was such a cool experience. At first I wasn't quite grasping exactly what I was seeing, but by the end I think it really sunk in. It was amazing to be able to speed up time and view what would normally take months or years in only a few minutes. As opposed to sitting out 1 night, or going out multiple days in a row, the movement was clear in the Viz Lab. It was obvious what was moving and how it was moving. Obviously this is also possible by viewing outside day in and day out, but for a novice like me this was much clearer. My favorite part was definitely seeing the other planets orbits traced out around the sun. That's something I would have never seen otherwise so that was awesome. Also, the fact that at the pole you get 6 straight months of sun, the 6 months of darkness is totally rad.

I would definitely want another session in the lab since I only started to grasp what I was seeing by the end. Going again would clear a lot of things up and really develop my understanding of the stars and planets and motion. The Viz Lab is such a great tool for learning and I think it can do wonders. It was gnarley.