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Exploring the Cold Universe A Planetarium Show for the IYA 2009
Agnès ACKER (APLF) and Henri BOFFIN (ESO)
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Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Arrayone of the largest ground-based astronomy projects of the next decade
Atacama desert, Chajnantor plateau - altitude 5000 metres
66 high-tech antennas working as an interferometer
Observing in 0.3 to 9.6 mm range sub-millimetre
12-m array: 50 antennas
Compact array: 4 12-m and 12 7-m antennas
Antennas can be moved: 150m to 18km
‘zoom’
The ALMA Project
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An international endeavour: East Asia
(Japan & Taiwan), Europe (ESO),
North America (USA & Canada),
and Chile
Timeline:
• Construction started in Nov. 2003
• First antennas in 2007
• First science with small array: 2010
• Science with full array: 2012
The ALMA Project
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Operating at 5000 m altitude
Highest scientific building
Air is thin - only 50% of sea level oxygen
Desert Area - extreme conditions
115-ton antennas will be moved regularly
Superconducting receivers operate at -269 degrees Celsius
A Technological Challenge
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Planetarium show
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Association des Planétariums de Langue Françaiseobservatoire de Strasbourg, Université Louis Pasteur 11 rue de l’université F-67000 Strasbourg Tél 03 90 24 24 55 - Fax 03 90 24 24 17 – [email protected]
Association of French Language Planetariums
Born in 1984, officially created in 1989
110 members in 2007
(Planetariums workers, astronomers, vendors)
Member of the International Planetarium Society
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www.aplf-planetariums.org
Coordination of operations for ~ 50 Planetariums~ 1 300 000 visitors per year in Francevisitors per year in France
Annual Journal Planétariums
Training sessions
Books and CDroms
Show production Show production for French and European Planetarium for French and European Planetarium a unique experiencea unique experience
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Organisation
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Previous European Shows
APLF conducted a show in 2001 with Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales (37 Planetariums)
ESO/APLF-ADP/Augsburg in 2002 (45 Planetariums) already shown about 3 millions visitors since 2002
2007 - 25 Planetariums have taken option
Working Group « executive production »
Pilot Committee « direction of the work »
+ Scientific Committee
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ESO - APLF agreement
production of a multi-language show of 30 minutes
3 technical levels :Full Dome Video (FDV)
AllSky immersive projection and video windows
Images projection and video window
Planetarium show
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ESO scientific data and validation of the story-board visual elements (high resolution images & videos) documents for schools and universities financial support
APLF Story-board: text, choice of images & video
Realisation images, video (inc FDV), voices & music
Production in French language
Versions in English, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
Promotion, duplication, and diffusion in France and Europe
Augsburg Planetarium German version
ESO Chilean version
Planetarium show
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Scientific content
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The electromagnetic spectrum Millimetre and sub-mm domain Interferometry
Analysis of distant galaxiesRedshift of galaxies from the early universe
Stellar formation regions in distant galaxies
Kinematics of AGN galaxies and quasars with
high resolution
The cold universe
Structure of proto-stellar discs and molecular clouds
Chemical study of circumstellar envelopes inside the Galaxy
Formation of stars and planetary systems
Detection and study of exoplanets
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Scientific content
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Highlights on Exoplanets and life in the Universe
Start: Chajnantor region
Proplyds in Orion and other nebulaeProtoplanetary discs around protostars with same ingredients as our planets
Can life emerge elsewhere ?
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The Programme
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A Spectacle of quality - technically and scientifically
In 7 languages
Related to educational and outreach activities
•ALMA Interdisciplinary Teaching Project
•ALMA EPO WG
A Spectacle that is interesting for families!
(from 7 to 77 year old kids)
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IYA 2009
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400 years since Galileo
• From first look through a telescope to an armada of telescopes located in a unique location• From discovering satellites of Jupiter to looking for (exo-)planets around other stars and life in the Universe.
Atacama Desert geology, biology Earth!ALMA technology, astronomyExoplanets science, philosophy
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Schedule
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October 2007 Collect all data (text, images, video) 1st December 2007 Story-board 1st April 2008 Realisation of the masters (visual, sound) Validation by the pilot-Planetariums
(Montpellier, Brussels-Epinal, Augsburg) Realisation of other languages versions September 2008 Duplication (APLF), diffusion, integration October 2008 Opening for schools
2009 January InaugurationShown in all participating planetaria
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Thank you !
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