Presentation Information
[O3-01]Interactive fulldome film on ancient & modern sun-watching theme: NASA PUNCH mission outreach collaboration involving three planetariums
*John Michael Keller1, Cherilynn Morrow2, Durand Johnson3, Jim Greenhouse4, Geoff Skelton4, Thor Metzinger1, Nick Conant1, Sanlyn Buxner5 (1. Fiske Planetarium / University of Colorado Boulder (USA), 2. Southwest Research Institute (USA), 3. Clark Planetarium (USA), 4. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science (USA), 5. Planetary Science Institute (USA))
Keywords:
full dome film,ancient and modern sunwatching,planetarium collaboration
This oral presentation provides an overview of content and supporting interactives for a forthcoming feature-length, full-dome film on the theme of ancient and modern Sun-watching. Our film portrays NASA exploration of the Sun as a natural extension of humanity’s age-old dedication to observing and learning to live in harmony with the Sun’s rhythms and cycles. Film viewers are invited to connect everyday life experiences to the Sun’s energy and to infuse personal moments of appreciation for the Sun with awareness of our ancestors and of NASA scientists as Sun-watchers.
The NASA PUNCH mission studies the Sun’s corona and solar storms between the Sun and Earth. Our film is the product of robust collaboration among mission scientists and multiple partners of the PUNCH Outreach program embedded in the mission. Planetarium partners include Fiske Planetarium, Clark Planetarium, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The PUNCH Outreach team brings PUNCH scientists and planetarium partners into collaboration with a variety of cross-cultural consultants and artists to produce the film. Our presentation will also offer reflections on the benefits and challenges of such collaboration among multiple planetariums and other partners.
Our full-dome film project is experimenting with the expectations of science education-oriented planetarium films. We intend to realize an artistic, heart-opening effect as the film braids beautiful visuals and engaging music with a poetic and spacious narrative of key ideas. Explanatory STEM content is bolstered by a companion suite of well-vetted, table-top learning activities and interactive dome elements that can be used before or after viewing the film. These products are related to ancient Sun-watching in Chaco Canyon - a World Heritage site and/or to contemporary Sun-watching by the NASA PUNCH mission, including near-real-time data displays scaled to planetarium domes. All resources are made freely available to the community.
The NASA PUNCH mission studies the Sun’s corona and solar storms between the Sun and Earth. Our film is the product of robust collaboration among mission scientists and multiple partners of the PUNCH Outreach program embedded in the mission. Planetarium partners include Fiske Planetarium, Clark Planetarium, and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The PUNCH Outreach team brings PUNCH scientists and planetarium partners into collaboration with a variety of cross-cultural consultants and artists to produce the film. Our presentation will also offer reflections on the benefits and challenges of such collaboration among multiple planetariums and other partners.
Our full-dome film project is experimenting with the expectations of science education-oriented planetarium films. We intend to realize an artistic, heart-opening effect as the film braids beautiful visuals and engaging music with a poetic and spacious narrative of key ideas. Explanatory STEM content is bolstered by a companion suite of well-vetted, table-top learning activities and interactive dome elements that can be used before or after viewing the film. These products are related to ancient Sun-watching in Chaco Canyon - a World Heritage site and/or to contemporary Sun-watching by the NASA PUNCH mission, including near-real-time data displays scaled to planetarium domes. All resources are made freely available to the community.