Children Of The Stars

Children Of The Stars

2014 3 Seasons
Documentary

This series travels through Latin America to view ancient temples devoted to astronomical pursuits, and to visit present day observatories.

Seasons

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1. Sun

2014-10-19

Travel to Mexico, Colombia and Bolivia to discover how the ancient civilizations of Latin America worshipped and observed the Sun. Among the destinations: experience the Pyramid …

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2. Mars

2014-10-26

Explore the likelihood of life on Mars, with NASA’s experiments in the Atacama Desert in Chile, the most similar place to the red planet on earth. Meet a Colombian astronaut who w…

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3. Moon

2014-11-02

As we look at the relationship of Latin American cultures with the Moon, we visit the millenary city of Chan Chan, in the North of Peru, built by the Chimú culture to worship the …

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4. Venus

2014-11-09

Travel to Death Valley, California, to get as close to the atmosphere of Venus as you can on Earth. Then journey into Chichen Itzá, Mexico, to explore the knowledge of Venus held…

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5. Meteorites

2014-11-16

Across Latin America, meteors have played a role in culture and folk tales. Visit Campo del Cielo, a region in Chaco, Argentina, the site of a 4,000-year-old meteor shower and lea…

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6. Milky Way

2014-11-23

Attend a session of astro-photography in the Spanish Canary Island, and be dazzled by the spectacular images of the Milky Way. Then in the Amazon region of Brazil, an indigenous p…

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7. Origins Of The Universe

2014-11-30

How did the Universe and life begin? We visit ALMA, the largest radio telescope in the world, where research is carried out to find out the origins of the Universe. In Chile we wi…

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8. Southern Cross

2014-12-07

How do constellations influence us now and in ancient times? Visit Easter Island in Polynesia to discover how the Pleiades Constellation influences the calendar for local people;…

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9. Destiny Stars

2014-12-14

Astronomy or Astrology? Explore Infiernito, an ancient astronomical observatory of the Muiscas people in Colombia. Understand the vision of the skies held by the Tucanos and Baniw…

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10. The Future

2014-12-21

What is our future relationship with our celestial home? Children in Colombia give us their thoughts on life in other planets and we visit Bonampak, an ancient Mayan site, where …

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