Accidental Astronauts: An Earth, Moon & Sun Adventure!

Sky-Skan no longer features this show in it’s catalog. For infomation on purchasing this show, please use the following link: Clark Planetarium Fulldome Shows

Follow the adventures of Cy and Annie and their dog Armstrong as they embark on an unexpected journey into space!

Explore the Earth, Sun and Moon system with a wisecracking starship computer; bounce along with them on the surface of the Moon; get up close and personal with a solar storm; and gain a new appreciation of our home planet.

 

Produced by Clark Planetarium Productions
Appx. running time: 35 minutes
For general audiences & children.
Available in 60 fps
*** Educatorā€™s Guide Available ***

Across the Universe

The Voyager Show

Let us take you to one of the most thrilling journeys mankind ever made. A journey like this is possible only about every 176 years. Be close to witness the complete mission of both of the Voyager Twins and explore regions mankind never saw before!

Answers to questions such as: How does a probe work? Why are probes built as they are? How you can control a probe? How does the probe find its way in space? How was it possible to build a probe like this 30 years ago?

Produced by PROKYON Movie Produktions GmbH and Sign STUDIOS
Approximate running time: 30 minutes
Suitable for family audiences.

All We Are

All We Are takes the visitor on a journey to the outermost limit of the universe and down to the very smallest component parts known to humanity. It is a journey in scale, as well as in time and space, investigating what is well-known but also showing scientific discoveries that are normally invisible to the human eye.

 

Produced by Norrkƶping Visualization Center C
Directed by Carter Emmart from the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History
Appx. running time: 21 minutes
For general audiences.
Educational materials available

Ancient Skies

Hidden within some of mankindā€™s oldest monuments may lie the foundations of modern science.

Timelapse, live action and cgi combine in a unique exploration of the emerging discipline of archaeo-astronomy.

A 4k Fulldome planetarium documentary exploring the connection between Neolithic civilisation and the night sky.

Produced by Grant Wakefield and Sky-Skan Europe
A Film by Grant Wakefield Music by Steve Roach, Banco de Gaia and Zhenia Mahdi
Available in 46 and 25 minute versions
www.ancientskies.info

Asteroid: Mission Extreme

Danger or opportunity?

National Geographic and Lockheed Martin present a Sky-Skan production

Asteroid: Mission Extreme takes audiences on an epic journey to discover how asteroids are both a danger and an opportunity. The danger lies in the possibility of a cataclysmic collision with Earth; the opportunity is the fascinating idea that asteroids could be stepping stones to other worlds ā€“ veritable way stations in space ā€“ enabling us to cross the Solar System.

The challenges are enormous, but a mission so extreme could ultimately lead us to protect our planet and inhabit others.

Explore what it would take for astronauts to reach an asteroid and how such an adventure could benefit humankind.

Sky-Skan and National Geographic collaborated to bring audiences this new, original production. Asteroid: Mission Extreme is produced in 8K/3D/60fps, a benchmark for fulldome shows in terms of image capture and rendering, which enhances the immersive experience in all resolution formats.

Asteroid: Mission Extreme is suitable general audiences and school groups. Developed by National Geographic, corresponding education materials geared to grades 4-12 are available to support educators and film patrons.

 

National Geographic and Lockheed Martin present a Sky-Skan production

Narrated by Sigourney Weaver

Appx. running time: 25 minutes
Suitable for family audiences and school groups
Available in 2D mono, 3D stereo (to be released in 2016), 4K, 8K, 30fps, 60fps

Astronaut (2D/3D)

The exploration of space is the greatest endeavour that humankind has ever undertaken. What does it take to be part of this incredible journey? What does it take to become an astronaut? Every scene has been reworked, re-imagined and re-rendered to ensure the best possible 3D and 2D fulldome experience.

Experience a rocket launch from inside the body of an astronaut. Explore the amazing worlds of inner and outer space, from floating around the International Space Station to manoeuvring through microscopic regions of the human body.

Discover the perils that lurk in space as we subject ā€˜Chadā€™, our test astronaut, to everything that space has to throw at him.

 

Produced by NSC Creative
Approximate running time: 23 minutes
Suitable for family audiences and school groups
Available in 2D & 3D

Astronomy: 3000 Years of Stargazing

Sky-Skan no longer features this show in it’s catalog. For infomation on purchasing this show, please use the following link: Albedo Fulldome Shows

This show takes the audiences on a tour of the major astronomical milestones of the last 3000 years. We explore the discoveries made possible by the use of technology.

Weā€™ll be revisiting the major astronomical milestones of the last 3000 years, from the cosmological models of antiquity, through the Ptolemaic system and the epicycles, to the contributions of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton and Herschel, amongst others.

Produced by Antares FullDome Productions
Approximate running time: 34 minutes
Suitable for general audiences and school groups

Aurorae

In March 2015, a team from the Montreal Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium travelled to Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories, to spend many frigid nights filming no fewer than 179,000 images of the northern lights, in 360Ā°. The crew had the perfect conditions to observe these shimmering waves of light, beneath a clear sky far from sources of light pollution. In these northern regions, aurorae borealis are visible 240 nights a year, on average.

 

Producer Montreal Space for Lifeā€™s Rio Tinto Alcan Planetarium
Appx. running time: 25 minutes
For general audiences & children.

Awesome Light Series (2D/3D)

Discoveries from the Telescopes of Maunakea

Three Episodes In the Series!

Open the doors of the worldā€™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 1:
Big Mirrors on the Mountain Voyage into Subaru, Gemini, Keck, and Canada-France-Hawaiā€˜i observatories to explore an exoplanet, supernova, stars orbiting at the center of the Milky Way, and the 1Ā° galactic survey. Approximate running time: 22 minutes.

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, Jupiterā€™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 Hawaiā€˜i s 2.2 optical telescope, and share stories with the astronomers of tomorrow from the University of Hawaiā€˜i. Approximate running time: 22 minutes. Features PIā€™s data and astronomical simulations rendered in DigitalSky 2 with stunning time-lapse footage from Maunakea.

 

Produced by Sky-Skan for Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii
Appx. running time: 22 minutes
Available in 2D & 3D
Exclusively Distributed by Sky-Skan

Bella Gaia

A poetic vision of Earth from Space

Inspired by astronauts who spoke of the life changing power of seeing the Earth from space, award winning filmmaker and composer Kenji Williams created BELLA GAIA to simulate this transformation called the Overview Effect. Working closely with NASAā€™s scientific visualization studio, the award winning BELLA GAIA successfully simulates space flight, taking the audience on a spectacular journey around planet Earth.

A ā€œLiving Atlas journey of our planet, BELLA GAIA creates a direct experience and connection with the creative forces of Earth with fulldome NASA scientific visualizations, guided by the ecstatic music of Kenji Williams.

BELLA GAIA uses the media-rich languages of today to present audiences compelling visualizations of scientific data, natural systems and humanityā€™s impact on nature in a way that taps audienceā€™s emotional intelligence, while also celebrating our rich cultural heritageā€”whose destiny is inextricably linked with our planet Earth.

Recognizing BELLA GAIAā€™s ability to engage and inspire a wide demographic, NASA recently awarded a significant grant for BELLA GAIAā€™s education platform for K-12 students across the country. BELLA GAIA shows you how humans and nature are connected, and how art and science are connected. Itā€™s an exploration of the relationship between human civilization and our ecosystem. ā€“Kenji Williams

 

Produced by Kenji Williams
Running time: 25 minutes