I did not want to go an entire year without animation something. I have several space mini-docs planned but this was the easiest to pull off bit by bit over the last few months as the research was minimal and I already have decent models of the entire solar system made. I learned a different way to handle the atmospheric haze over planets that worked out well and it is just good to keep doing something as I forget the basics easily when I haven't done something in a long while.
I have been more confident to use Garage band to make my own music. It's not exactly Gerry Goldsmith but it works and it's something that I can do myself and have no copyright worries.
