Experience a new view of the Cosmos with live actors and stunning graphics, filmed at various ESA…
Length: 45mins
From Earth to the Universe
The night sky, both beautiful and mysterious, has been the subject of campfire stories, ancient myths and awe for as long as…
Length: 30mins
Shining Light on the Stars – the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
One of the most powerful tools in astrophysics is the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, describing the…
Length: 16mins
Journey to a Billion Suns
The immense distances between objects in space were not understood for ages and our Milky Way was a profound mystery…
Length: 30 & 45mins
New Horizons for a Little Planet
A light-hearted introduction to the New Horizons mission which flew past Pluto in 2015…
Length: 5mins
The Incredible Sun
Every second the Sun emits a million times more energy than the world consumes in a year. How does the Sun make such vast amounts of…
Length: 11mins
The Ooky Spooky Light Show
The Ooky Spooky Light Show was developed for planetariums interested in holiday themed light shows for their audiences….
Length: 38mins
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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