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The planetarium show "From Earth to the Universe" v2

From Earth to the Universe (now in v2, since 5.8.2016) is the world’s first full-length fulldome planetarium movie freely available for planetarium use. It is released here in high-resolution 4k fulldome format, for the worldwide planetarium community to download and use.

This stunning, 30-minute voyage through time and space conveys, through an arresting combination of sights and sounds, the Universe revealed to us by science. Read more about the movie here. The show was produced for the ESO Supernova Planetarium and Visitor Centre, to be opened in spring 2018, and for the worldwide planetarium community as free highres 4k download. The digital distribution was made possible through a partnership with CDN77.

We encourage the community to produce their own translations and narrations. The script and split audio files are supplied to the right. We welcome receiving copies of the translated scripts and audio files to share with the community.

Due to the large file size please use a download manager. Note the download advice here.

From Earth to the Universe v2 is an improved and updated version of the full-length show directed by Matsopoulos that was made available from 1 August 2016. Version 2 features: improved image quality; higher resolution star maps; new video footage of the Very Large Telescope (VLT) courtesy of the fulldome expedition; a new 3D model of the Milky Way and much more!

The web page of the planetarium show is here.

The trailer is available here: Fulldome English and Flat English. Fulldome German. Flat German.

The poster is available here.

Directed by: Theofanis Matsopoulos
3D Animations and Graphics: Theofanis Matsopoulos, Luis Calçada & Martin Kornmesser
Producer: Theofanis Matsopoulos & European Southern Observatory (ESO)
Planetarium Production: Theofanis Matsopoulos
Executive Producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen
Script and Scientific Advice: Nicolas Matsopoulos, Lars Lindberg Christensen & Anne Rhodes
Main Title Designer: Luis Calçada
Narration: Sara Mendes Da Costa
Audio Mix: Theofanis Matsopoulos

Africaans version produced by the Naval Hill Planetarium of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa

Translators: Léon Snyman, Marike Stander, Matie Hoffman, Magdaleen Schoch
Narrator: Ella Kotze
Recorded by Léon Snyman (WellNoted Productions) at the Odeion, Bloemfontein, 2016

German Version by Planetarium Hamburg

Thomas W. Kraupe (Translator/Director)
Regina Lemnitz (Narrator)
Recorded at Primetime Studio, Hamburg, 2015

Greek version

Eugenides Foundation Planetarium

Czech version was produced by Planetárium Ostrava in 2015

Czech narration: Markéta Haroková, Lukáš Červenka.
Translation and recording supervision: Adam Fišer
Sound supervision and audio post processing: Petr Pokorný
Consultants: Tomáš Gráf, Kamila Truparová-Plšková , Martin Vilášek, Ivana Marková
Recorded at Český rozhlas Ostrava.

Russian version was produced by:

Financial support - Center Valentina Tereshkova (Yaroslavl Planetarium), Yaroslavl, Russia
Translation - Olga Khusainova, Irkutsk, Russia
Science editors - Sergei Yazev, Irkutsk Planetarium, Irkutsk, Russia
Narrator - Julia Gorbacheva, Bryansk, Russia
Record producer and sound engineer - Andrey Shinkarev, Bryansk, Russia
Production and project management - Andrey Lobanov, Llc. "Svensons Art Media", Moscow, Russia

Italian version:

Production: Marc Horat, Verkehrshaus Planetarium, Lucerne
Audioproduction: Thalmann Sychrontonstudio Lucerne
Speaker: Christiane De Micheli
Special thanks to: David Gruber & Luca Ciprari (Planetarium Südtirol/Alto Adige) and Anna Wolter

French version:

French narration: Vincent Jean Victor
Translation and recording supervision: Lionel Ruiz, Vincent Jean Victor
Sound supervision and audio post processing: Lionel Ruiz
Consultants: Richard Hamou, Kirstin Ruiz, Marie-France Duval, Agnès Acker, Florie Teste, Milène Wendling, Marc Horat, Thierry Botti, Olivier Hainaut
Recorded at Planetarium de Nantes (Ville de Nantes)
French version was produced by Association des Planétariums de Langue Française

Romanian version:

Emil Turcu

Spanish (Castilian) version:

Production: Marcos Pérez. Museos Científicos Coruñeses
Audioproduction: Xabier Olite (Son Natural Studio)
Speaker: Juan Diéguez
Translation: Álex Cueto, Estíbaliz Espinosa

Spanish (Latin American) version (stereo and surround):

Production: Sociedad Astronómica de México
Science Editors: Alejandro Farah and Carolina Keiman
Project manager and Translation: Gabriela Vargas
Narrator: Omar López
Editing and Post production: Luis Sumano

Latin American Spanish Argentina (surround audio and script):

Production: Planetario Ciudad de La Plata
Translation and adaptation: Cintia Peri, Pablo Santamaría
Narrator: Santiago Alcaraz
Audio Mix: Santiago Alcaraz

Latin American Spanish Chile (stereo audio).

Bulgarian version:

Translation: Kamen Kozarev, PhD
Voiceover and audio editing order by the 'Friends of the Regional Natural History Museum - Plovdiv' Association.
Produced by the 'DC TV Plovdiv' company for the Plovdiv Planetarium , part of the Regional Natural History Museum - Plovdiv (http://www.rnhm.org)

Hungarian version:

Hungarian narration: Klári Varga
Translation: András Szepesi, Borbála Kulin
Consultants: György Zajácz, Mercédesz Vágó
Recording: Balázs Gyarmati, Csokonai Színház Stúdió, Debrecen
Editing and post production: András Szepesi
Hungarian version was produced by Agóra Science Center, Debrecen

Dutch version:

Production: Cozmix planetarium - Volkssterrenwacht Beisbroek vzw (Brugge, Belgium)
Translation: Ruben Derycke, Rinus Holvoet, Frank Tamsin
Narrator: Matthijs Vandekinderen
Sound engineer: Steve Bosmans – Madman Recordings

Korean version was produced by National Science Museum (Rep. of Korea):

Financial support: Metaspace (Metaspace), Seoul, Rep. of Korea
Translation: Chang-hyun Baek, National Scinece Museum, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea
Science editors: Chang-hyun Baek, National Scinece Museum, Daejeon, Rep. of Korea
Narrator: Bo-ra Kang, KBS(Korean Broadcasting System), Seoul, Rep. of Korea
Record producer and sound engineer: Ee-ra Sim, Hwang-Geum Media, Seoul, Rep. of Korea

Mandarin Version by Taihe Legend Film Co.,Ltd:

Translator/Director: Meng Lyu, Claire Zhai, Bo Wang
Narrator: Yao Li
Recorded at Triopen Studio, Beijing, 2016

Slovak version:

Translation: Drahoslava Výbochová, Marian Vidovenec at Slovenská ústredná hvezdáreň Hurbanovo (www.suh.sk)
Production: Nowatron Elektronik, spol. s r.o., Czechia (www.nowatron.cz)
Recorded at Štúdio DIMAS Bratislava 2016 (www.dimas.sk)

Polish version:

Translation: Olsztyn Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory: Dr Bartosz Dąbrowski and Dr Krzysztof Rochowicz. The recording was realized in the studio of “Radio Zachód” commissioned by the Kepler Science Centre – Venus Planetarium in Zielona Góra.
Reads: Izabela Kwiatkowska

Swedish version by Lund University Planetarium, 2016:

Translated by: Karl Wahlberg Jansson and Anna S. Árnadóttir
Recording/Directing/Editing: Anna S. Árnadóttir
Narrator: Rigmor Grönwall

Chinese translation (in traditional Chinese characters) by the Hong Kong Space Museum

Translator: Eloise Chan, Gloria Cheung

Chinese translation (in simplified Chinese characters) by the Hong Kong Space Museum

Translator: Eloise Chan, Gloria Cheung, ESO volunteer: Tai Ding

Malayalam version:

Narration: Sri Sathya Sai Space Theatre

Arabic version:

Producer: Cité des Sciences à Tunis
Translator: Raoudha Selmi
Narrator: Ikbel Kalboussi

Portuguese version:

Gesoaldo Maia de Oliveira (Translator, narrator and editor) – gesoaldomaia@gmail.com
Recorded in the studios of: fulldome-planetarium.com
Translation supervision: Dr. João Fernandes - Planetário do Observatório Geofísico e Astronômico da Universidade de Coimbra
Editing test done in: Fulldome-planetarium and Planetário do Observatório Geofísico e Astronômico da Universidade de Coimbra

Portuguese from Brazil (stereo, surround and script):

Brazilian portuguese version was produced by Espaço do Conhecimento UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - 2017
Audioproduction, recording and editing - Ronaldo Gino (La Table Studio)
Sound supervision and audio post processing - Vitor Amaro
Narration - Letycia Carneiro
Translation - Nathalia N. J. Fonseca

Vietnamese version:

Translation & voice over: Vy Khanh Nguyen Do
Audio production provided by Ram TV and the Communication and Mass Media Department, Angelo State University, under the supervision of Donald Plachno

Turkish version: