Thursday, May 15, 2008

Reseach and Reference for My Digital Design for Multimedia

Tuesday teacher told us to find 5 idea for Fantasy.... so before i starting do my assignment... First, the important is what mean about "Fantasy". "Fantasy" for every human also have difference thinking, feeling and idea. What kind of the fantasy idea that i feeling.... Now i searching what is Fantasy mean on internet.

What is Fantasy??

""Fantasy is a genre that uses magic and other supernatural forms as a primary element of plot, theme, and/or setting. The genre is usually associated with the overall look, feel and themes of the European Middle Ages (including architecture, dress and technology), while the actual setting is often a fictional plane or planet where magic and magical beings are commonplace.

Fantasy is generally distinguished from science fiction and horror by the expectation that it steers clear of technological and macabre themes, respectively, though there is a great deal of overlap between the three (collectively known as speculative fiction).

In its broadest sense, fantasy comprises works by many writers, artists, filmmakers, and musicians, from ancient myths and legends to many recent works embraced by a wide audience today."""


Well, i think i know what idea i thinking now... hmm..... Actually when that day teacher said the word "Fantasy"... on that time my mind first thinking " space / Astronomy" ......

so my first idea is "Space".. and then is "Magic" , "surrealism" ,"Egypt" and "ocean"..... And now i try to searching all about this 5 idea for internet and post it on here^.^


Space / Astronomy

Astronomyis the scientific study of celestial objects. and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation).

Astronomers of early civilizations performed methodical observations of the night sky, and astronomical artifacts have been found from much earlier periods. However, the invention of the telescope was required before astronomy was able to develop into a modern science. Historically, astronomy has included disciplines as diverse as astrometry, celestial navigation, observational astronomy, the making of calendars, and even astrology, but professional astronomy is nowadays often considered to be synonymous with astrophysics.

 History

In early times, astronomy only comprised the observation and predictions of the motions of objects visible to the naked eye. In some locations, such as Stonehenge, early cultures assembled massive artifacts that likely had some astronomical purpose. In addition to their ceremonial uses, these observatories could be employed to determine the seasons, an important factor in knowing when to plant crops, as well as in understanding the length of the year


A Celestial map from the 17th century,

by the Dutch cartographer 

Frederik De Wit


In the Astronomy,  have a lot of fantasy thing.... Example: stars, planets, comets, and galaxies 

Comet

Comets are small Solar System bodies that orbit the Sun and, when close enough to the Sun, exhibit a visible coma (or atmosphere) and/or a tail — both primarily from the effects of solar radiation upon the comet's nucleus. Comet nuclei are themselves loose collections of ice, dust and small rocky particles, measuring a few kilometres or tens of kilometres across.

 

Comet Hale-Bopp


Comet West


Comet Hyakutake


Comet Halley in 1986

Galaxy

A galaxy is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, an interstellar medium of gas and dust, and dark matter.[1][2] The name is from the Greek root galaxias [γαλαξίας], meaning "milky," a reference to the Milky Way galaxy. Typical galaxies range from dwarfs with as few as ten million[3] (107) stars up to giants with one trillion[4] (1012) stars, all orbiting a common center of mass. Galaxies can also contain many multiple star systems, star clusters, and various interstellar clouds. The Sun is one of the stars in the Milky Way galaxy; the Solar System includes the Earth and all the other objects that orbit the Sun.

Historically, galaxies have been categorized according to their apparent shape (usually referred to as their visual morphology). A common form is the elliptical galaxy,[5] which has an ellipse-shaped light profile. Spiral galaxies are disk-shaped assemblages with curving, dusty arms. Galaxies with irregular or unusual shapes are known as peculiar galaxies, and typically result from disruption by the gravitational pull of neighboring galaxies. Such interactions between nearby galaxies, which may ultimately result in galaxies merging, may induce episodes of significantly increased star formation, producing what is called a starburst galaxy. Small galaxies that lack a coherent structure could also be referred to as irregular galaxies.[6]

There are probably more than 100 billion (1011) galaxies in the observable universe.[7] Most galaxies are 1,000 to 100,000[4] parsecs in diameter and are usually separated by distances on the order of millions of parsecs (or megaparsecs).[8] Intergalactic space (the space between galaxies) is filled with a tenuous gas of an average density less than one atom per cubic meter. The majority of galaxies are organized into a hierarchy of associations called clusters, which, in turn, can form larger groups called superclusters. These larger structures are generally arranged into sheets and filaments, which surround immense voids in the universe.[9]

Although it is not yet well understood, dark matter appears to account for around 90% of the mass of most galaxies. Observational data suggests that supermassive black holes may exist at the center of many, if not all, galaxies. They are proposed to be the primary cause of active galactic nuclei found at the core of some galaxies. The Milky Way galaxy appears to harbor at least one such object within its nucleus.


Hoag's Object, an example of a ring galaxy


NGC 5868, an example of a lenticular 
galaxy




A radio map of the galaxy Centaurus A (upper left and lower right) is overlaid across the optical image (center), showing two lobes from the jets being generated by an active nucleus.






The ANTENNAE GALAXIES are undergoing a collision that 
will result in their eventual merger.


 Zwicky 18 (lower left) resembles a newly-formed galaxy

M82, the archetype starburst galaxy, has experienced a 10-fold increase[49] in star formation rate as compared to a "normal" galaxy.

A jet of Particles is being emitted from the core of the elliptical radio galaxy


NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 17,000 parsecs in diameter and approximately 20 million parsecs distant.
NGC 1300 an example of a barred spiral galaxy


The Sombrero Galaxy, an example of an unbarred spiral galaxy.


Star

A star is a massive, luminous ball of plasma. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun, which is the source of most of the energy on Earth. Other stars are visible in the night sky, when they are not outshone by the Sun. For most of its life, a star shines because thermonuclear fusion in its core releases energy that traverses the star's interior and then radiates into outer space. Almost all elements heavier than hydrogen and helium were created by fusion processes in stars.

The Pleiades, an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Taurus.

PLANET
A planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) for the Solar System, is a body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared its neighbouring region of planetesimals.[1][2] No formal definition has been made for extrasolar planets.




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