EST Documentary

EST Documentary

 

Reaching for the Sun is a 52 minute television documentary on the history of solar observations. A journey through the last 400 years of solar observations culminating in one of the biggest challenges for the European solar physics community: the construction of the European Solar Telescope.

 

 

Watch the trailer

 

 

 

 

Featuring

FRANCE

  • Richard Muller, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
  • Brigitte Schmieder, Observatoire de Paris-Site de Meudon (OBSPM)

GERMANY

  • Carsten Denker, Leibniz-Institute für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
  • Lucia Kleint, Leibniz-Institute für Sonnenphysik (KIS)
  • Sami K. Solanki, Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research (MPS)
  • Meetu Verma, Leibniz-Institute für Astrophysik Potsdam (AIP)
  • Oskar von der Lühe, Leibniz-Institute für Sonnenphysik (KIS)

ITALY

  • Francesco Berrilli, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata
  • Ilaria Ermolli, INAF - Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma

SPAIN

  • Luis Bellot, Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía - CSIC (IAA-CSIC)
  • Manuel Collados, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
  • Elena Khomenko, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)
  • Reza Rezaei, Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)

SLOVAKIA

  • Peter Gömory, Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences (AISAS)
  • Aleš Kučera, Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences (AISAS)
  • Jan Rybak, Astronomical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences (AISAS)

SWEDEN

  • Göran B. Scharmer, Stockholm University

 

 

 

Documentary illustrations

The narration in "Reaching for the Sun" is supported with high-quality illustrations, animations, and graphic resources. These elements are used to explain milestones in the history of solar physics research and various solar concepts through beautiful images and high artistic sensibility.

 

Shots

 

 

Infographics

 

 

Shooting "Reaching for the Sun"

The documentary features 16 interviews with EST scientists and footage from five different observatories and eleven telescopes in Europe. It also features unique sites, such as the Accademia dei Lincei (Rome, Italy), where original documents from Galileo are kept. Once released, it will be offered to leading national TV channels and streaming platforms.

 

 

 

Credits

Directed and written by

Emilio J. García

 

Executive Producer and Science Supervisor

Luis Bellot

 

Co-executive producer

Emilio J. García

 

Produced by

Manuel González, Óscar Huertas

 

Filming by

Adri Sola

 

Director of photography

Isaac Baeza

 

Edited by

Fran Vergara

Emilio J. García

 

Music by

Rubén Martín

 

Narrated by

Lucy Brown

 

Illustrations by

Eva Li

 

Animations by

Antonio Corral and Manuel Casares - The Crocantes

 

Scientifics Infographics by

Gabriel Pérez (Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias)

Juan Manuel Ferrar - Arcan studio

FabLab (Universidad de La Laguna)