2009 is the International Year of Astronomy. That is why Canal de Historia wanted to present its great production at the Gran Telescopio de Canarias, located in the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the Canary Island of La Palma.“The Universe III”, third installment of the spectacular series of documentaries thatexplore cosmic phenomena and life in space.
The overproduction, which premieres worldwide on May 15 at 11 p.m. in 138 countries and will reach 230 million homes, consists of 12 chapters in which it answers some of the unknowns that concern the human being on this subject, Whatif one day we can travel at the speed of lightor if we will finally achievelive on other planets.
The secret of its great quality is a cocktail in which the best recreations in3Dwith high definition images from NASA probes and the most advanced telescopes, all conveniently explained by the most renowned scientists and astronomers. The first chapters of the series are dedicated to extraterrestrial creatures, the search for other planets similar to Earth and the cosmic phenomena that have affected us the most. They also reveal events such as the birth or disappearance of stars, in the form ofblack holes, and they offer usunpublished images of Mercury, Mars, Pluto, Venus and Jupiter.
The series is completed with two mini-documentaries about the recently launched Gran Telescopio de Canarias, the largest astronomical observatory in the world with a 10.4 m diameter mirror, which began operating last April and will be officially inaugurated on next July 24 with the assistance of the kings of Spain, among many other international personalities.
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