Part three of a series of journeys to the big astronomical observatories of this planet.
La Palma, a beautiful and remote island of the Canary Islands is home to one of the worlds biggest and most diverse observatories. The “Roque de los Muchachos Observatory” contains jointly the telescopes and instruments of about 60 institutions from more than 20 countries.
But beside the modern, scientific research that is being done here, this place also as a rich history of the native population as place to observe the stars. Petroglyphs confirm that there have been astronomical observations thousands of years ago already.

Filmed and edited by Martin Heck: https://www.timestormfilms.com/
Filmed for the documentary “Star Stuff” by Milad Tangshir (milad.tangshir@gmail.com). Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7Vp5waD4i8
Produced by Davide Ferrario: http://www.rossofuocofilm.it/produzioni.htm
Music: “Chasm” by Tony Anderson http://share.mscbd.fm/martinheck

Shot in Summer of 2016 on the Island of La Palma

GEAR:
Cameras: Sony A7RII, Sony A7s, Canon 6D
Lenses: Zeiss Otus 28mm f1.4, Zeiss Milvus 35mm f2, Tamron 15-30mm f2.8, Canon 11-24mm f4, Canon 70-200m f4, Canon 24-105mm f4
Motion-Control: eMotimo Spectrum ST4, Dynamic Perception Stage Zero slider
Edited in LRTimelapse, Lightroom, After Effects and Davinci Resolve

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