ESOcast 49: On Air òÀÓ Behind the Scenes of òÀÜA Day in The Life of ESOòÀÝ Live Webcast
This exciting episode of the ESOcast gives viewers an exclusive backstage pass to see what went on behind the scenes while filming the ESO live webcast òÀÜA Day in the Life of ESOòÀÝ.
The webcast aired on the exact date of ESOòÀÙs 50th Anniversary, 5th October 2012, and lasted for 6 hours. It included talks from astronomers and engineers from ESOòÀÙs headquarters in Garching, Germany, as well as a live link to Paranal, Chile, where Brigitte Bailleul, winner of the òÀÜTweet your way to the VLTòÀÝ competition, was preparing to be the first member of the general public to make an observation using ESOòÀÙs Very Large Telescope (VLT).
ESOcast 49 examines the events of the day and also includes footage taken behind the scenes both at Garching as well as Paranal. The episode captures the suspense and excitement of coordinating a live event on different sides on the Earth as well as making live observations using the worldòÀÙs most advanced visible-light astronomical observatory, the VLT.
All the talks and events screened throughout the live webcast are also now available to watch in full or as individual segments on the ESO50 livestream web page.
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ESO
Editing: Herbert Zodet.
Written by: Herbert Zodet.
Narration: Sara Mendes da Costa.
Music: John Stanford (johnstanfordmusic.com).
Footage and photos: ESO, Luis Cal†çada, Farid Char and Jos†é Francisco Salgado (josefrancisco.org).
Web and technical support: Mathias Andre and Raquel Yumi Shida.
Directed by: Herbert Zodet.
"A Day in the Life of ESO" live webcast produced and directed by: Douglas Pierce-Price
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen.
About the Video
Id: | esocast49a |
Release date: | 17 October 2012, 16:40 |
Related announcements: | ann12073 |
Duration: | 07 m 21 s |
About the Object
Category: | ESOcast |