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| Posted: 01 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT La Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias se suma a la campaña internacional ‘Ilumina de azul’ de Autism Speaks con motivo del Día Mundial de Concienciación sobre el Autismo, que se celebra este sábado día 2 de abril. En apoyo a esta iniciativa que en Valencia promueve la Asociación Proyecto Autista (ASPAU), el dinosaurio ubicado en el lago del Hemisfèric - el de mayor longitud de la exposición ‘Entre Dinosaurios’ y que representa a tamaño real un Diplodocus de 27 metros de largo - se iluminará de azul hoy viernes de 20:45 a las 24:00 horas. También se iluminará el sábado, 2 y el domingo, 3 de abril. |
| EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE WITH THE CITY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Posted: 29 Mar 2011 02:11 AM PDT Since the Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin successfully completed the first manned space flight in history half a century ago, the conquest of space has been gaining ever more pace. This has resulted in steady growth in our knowledge about everything regarding the cosmos. Since its beginning, the City of Arts and Sciences has shown a special interest in exploration of the universe through activities such as “Space Cadet Class”, "Space Academy”, the “Little Ones’ Astronomy” workshops, and the astronomical observations that have attracted a good number of astronomy fans to the complex for the past seven years. It has also housed exhibitions and IMAX films with outer space featuring prominently. In this vein, “Zero Gravity” shows some of the research work by the European Space Agency regarding solar exploration, the launching of satellites for observation of the Earth, improvements in telecommunications and exploration of our solar system. In this exhibition, which is located on the third floor of the museum, visitors discover mysteries and phenomena related to the Sun and how they affect life. They can discover what space telescopes such as the Hubble telescope are used for and how they work, the research apparatus they have and how they get the energy needed to function and move. This is an excellent opportunity to see original parts that were once part of Hubble, like one of its solar panels or the FOC camera (Faint Object Camera), which was an essential part of the telescope for 12 years and which recorded high resolution pictures of faint celestial objects in deep space. "Zero Gravity" focuses on two areas, both of which also have interactive modules that the public can interact with to discover the world of astronomy. In the first one, large pictures from ESA are displayed, while the second consists of a cube showing an infinite projection. Another chance to get to know space research in more detail is the IMAX film “Hubble. Exploring the Universe”, which shows the five spacewalks by astronauts to repair the Hubble telescope and images of the telescope in the foreground, all shown on the 900m2 concave screen of the Hemisfèric (IMAX and full dome). The film also combines different scenes with pictures taken by Hubble during the nearly 20 years that it has been our window into space. The film, made in collaboration with NASA, narrates the fifth maintenance mission to the telescope that was carried out in 2009. The space shuttle Atlantis’ crew itself was trained to use the type of camera needed for filming, so they were the ones responsible for taking the pictures of this historic mission. Impressive images were recorded during the five space walks necessary to carry out the repairs, as well as images that show the effort made to record the telescope in orbit with Atlantis' robot arm in movement. The Hubble Space Telescope is the world's first space observatory and is located 350 miles above the Earth. It has already become an invaluable tool for astronomers. Observations with the Hubble telescope have solved mysteries that had been debated for years and it has revealed new, unexpected phenomena in space. The film combines IMAX scenes with images taken by the telescope over nearly 20 years. Thus, "Hubble. Exploring the Universe” will allow the audience to travel to far-away galaxies and also to take a unique look at this space telescope’s legacy. |
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