Discoveries from the Telescopes of Maunakea
Three Episodes In the Series!
Open the doors of the world’s most famous observatories to your audiences. Produced over three years with exceptional access to the telescopes and in close cooperation with the principal investigators.
Episode 2: Seeing the Invisible Witness the James Clerk Maxwell, the Submillimeter Array, Caltech Submillimeter, and Very Long Base Array observatories, to explore star-forming regions, Jupiter’s atmosphere, and stunning submillimeter views of M51 and M87. Approximate running time: 23 minutes.
Episode 3: Chasing Celestial Mysteries Chase asteroids with NASA s Infrared Telescope, use Britain s UKIRT to discover hidden jewels in the Milky Way, watch supernovae with Hawai‘i s 2.2 optical telescope, and share stories with the astronomers of tomorrow from the University of Hawai‘i. Approximate running time: 22 minutes. Features PI’s data and astronomical simulations rendered in DigitalSky 2 with stunning time-lapse footage from Maunakea.