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Length: 20mins
Chaoscapes
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Length: 6mins
Cell! Cell! Cell!
You consist of between 70-100 thousand thousand million living cells (70-100 trillion). They work. They talk. They think. They are what makes you…
Length: 25mins
Wake up and Smell the Coffee
Travel with caffeine molecules through cell membranes into the blood stream and the brain, interacting with adenosine…
Length: 24mins
Dark
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Length: 20mins
Natural Selection
Journey with Charles Darwin on the HMS Beagle to the Galapagos Islands, where he was inspired to develop the theory of…
Length: 29 & 41mins
Dynamic Earth
Stunning 360° film exploring the inner workings of global climate, using rich visualisations based on…
Length: 24mins
Supervolcanoes
The eruption of the volcano Toba in Sumatra 74,000 years ago was the largest eruption our planet has experienced in the last 25 million years. Yet…
Length: 24mins
The Dark Matter Mystery
What holds galaxies together? What are the building blocks of the Universe? Why does the…
Length: 38mins
We Are Aliens
Join scientists in the hunt for real aliens. How do we know which planets could harbour life? What are the requirements for…
Length: 25mins
Cosmic Origins Spectrograph
Discover spectroscopy, the science of light, and learn how scientists study the Universe by…
Length: 28mins
A Glorious Dawn
A Glorious Dawn
A planetarium adaptation by students of A Glorious Dawn, the stirring short remix from Symphony of Science based on Carl Sagan’s Cosmos.
In Cosmos Sagan foresees a wonderful future for the human race after it begins to colonise other worlds and travel to distant stars.
Inevitably, future spacefaring humans will encounter planets where the entire galaxy lights up the dawn sky, instead of one star – not a sunrise but a galaxyrise.
Preview the full video below. See the original YouTube release below it.
Film Type
Length: 3.5min KS4 – KS5 / Adults
What audiences take away from A Glorious Dawn
Format360° fulldome film in our mobile planetarium
Suitable forKS4–KS5, Adults
SubjectsAstronomy
- Carl Sagan’s vision of humanity’s future in space
- Music from Symphony of Science
- A short, inspiring piece
Curriculum links
SpaceMusicKS4–KS5
Frequently asked questions
What age is A Glorious Dawn suitable for?
A Glorious Dawn is suitable for KS4–KS5, Adults. Tell us your year groups and we will check it is the right fit, or suggest an alternative.
Can we combine A Glorious Dawn with a live astronomer show?
Yes. Book it as our 2-in-1 performance: a live, presenter-led tour of tonight’s real night sky, followed by A Glorious Dawn and a Q&A.
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