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Macjams Space Race Challenge 2009
On Seeing a New Planet at Sunrise
The initial wonders and excitement of your name coming up on the list of mission personnel. The Long Goodbye's with all those you cherish and care for. The joy of the journey to the Lighthugger Interstellar Explorer. The apprehension as the huge craft ignites the huge engines to begin the journey.
The meeting of your fellow travellers. The plans made.
The Long Sleep............. The Awakening.
The Lighthugger has moved into a parking orbit above the new planet (DP IV).
Scans have revealed no hostile presence. The world is waiting for the first
visitors from Earth. The shuttle leaves the orbiter and begins its decent
as the sun of this system, Delta Pavonis, peeps out over the curve of the
planets horizon.
As the craft loses height, more detail of the surface emerges and as the sun
grows from below the horizon, more colours are evident. The sight is
breathtaking. Beautiful colours from all parts of the visible spectrum greet
the eyes of the crew. Flying forms appear from what passes for vegetation on
the surface, and scatter in scintilating coloured explosions as the wings
beat in a scared, random scattered frenzy. Simply awesome.
The vegetation begins to thin somewhat and a green plain appears and this plain
gently slopes away down to a lake in the distance and wonder of wonders, what
appears lolloping along in the distance but a herd of absolutely massive four-legged beasts. They stop their walk, in unison, look towards the noise of the craft, pause, then carry on their previous business.
The journey continues with more and more spectacular visions of beauty. Each
transcending the earlier wonders, but that's another story.
On Seeing a New Planet at Sunrise
The initial wonders and excitement of your name coming up on the list of mission personnel. The Long Goodbye's with all those you cherish and care for. The joy of the journey to the Lighthugger Interstellar Explorer. The apprehension as the huge craft ignites the huge engines to begin the journey.
The meeting of your fellow travellers. The plans made.
The Long Sleep............. The Awakening.
The Lighthugger has moved into a parking orbit above the new planet (DP IV).
Scans have revealed no hostile presence. The world is waiting for the first
visitors from Earth. The shuttle leaves the orbiter and begins its decent
as the sun of this system, Delta Pavonis, peeps out over the curve of the
planets horizon.
As the craft loses height, more detail of the surface emerges and as the sun
grows from below the horizon, more colours are evident. The sight is
breathtaking. Beautiful colours from all parts of the visible spectrum greet
the eyes of the crew. Flying forms appear from what passes for vegetation on
the surface, and scatter in scintilating coloured explosions as the wings
beat in a scared, random scattered frenzy. Simply awesome.
The vegetation begins to thin somewhat and a green plain appears and this plain
gently slopes away down to a lake in the distance and wonder of wonders, what
appears lolloping along in the distance but a herd of absolutely massive four-legged beasts. They stop their walk, in unison, look towards the noise of the craft, pause, then carry on their previous business.
The journey continues with more and more spectacular visions of beauty. Each
transcending the earlier wonders, but that's another story.
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sloparts
since coming out of orbit takes time.
But it's time well spent as these creature get first light and first sight of what is to become their new home.
Very cool the way you use the music to help show the emotional reactions to seeing it all for the first time.
Wonderful piece of music reinholt
Ed