Into Deepest Space: The Birth of the ALMA Telescope streaming HD
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52m
3.8 stars
Genre: Documentary,
Runtime:52 min •
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Release add: 2012-10-09
Production: Mark Pingry Productions,
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Released in 2012, this 52-minute public television documentary reveals the motivations, struggles and ultimate triumphs of the people designing and building the most elaborate ground-based astronomical observatory ever, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA). The program documents some of the first observations made by the telescope, foreshadowing the scientific rewards that will be its heritage. Filmed on three continents--and at altitudes ranging from sea level to 16,500 feet--the film features breathtaking views of Chile's remote Atacama Desert, and demonstrates the lengths to which humans will go to understand the universe they call home.