Earth’s Climate
Earth’s place in the Solar System provides the right conditions for the growth and evolution of life. But these conditions are not given and they have been altered during our planet’s history. Recently, a new climate change agent has been added, the large-scale human intervention in the natural environment, forcing Humans to adapt to new conditions and take measures to ensure their survival on the surface of our small planet. In this planetarium documentary, the factors that shape the ever changing weather and climate of our planet are presented.
Theofanis Matsopoulos
Theofanis Matsopoulos specializes in Planetarium Film Production, FullDome Cinematography, Giant Screen Documentary Production, Visual Science Communication, 3D animation and Astrophotography. He collaborates with world-famous organizations as European Southern Observatory (ESO), European Space Agency (ESA) and National Science Foundation (NSF) / AURA – Noirlab. He has created and directed documentaries for planetariums which are presented in planetariums all over the world and have been translated into more than 30 languages. The documentaries “From Earth To The Universe”, the award-winning “The Hot and Energetic Universe”, “The Sun: Our Living Star”, “Unveiling the invisible Universe” as well as more than 600 video clips, time-lapses, and 3D animations are available on the European Southern Observatory, ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope and NSF NOIRLab website. They are distributed for free in order to disseminate astronomy science in general public. He photographs nightscapes, astronomical phenomena and celestial deep sky objects using various telescopes in his private astronomical observatory. He has presented four photography – astrophotography exhibitions titled: “The Greece of the Stars”, “Between Heaven and Earth”, “National Observatory of Athens”, “Ancient Corinth” in Athens (Eugenides Planetarium, National Observatory of Athens), Ioannina (Historical Archive Museum of Epirus), Corinth (Archaeological Museum of Nemea, Municipal Art Gallery of Corinth) and other cities and islands in Greece. Furthermore, he also collaborates with the National Observatory of Athens (NOA) producing documentaries for the Visitor Center and taking astronomical images using its scientific instruments. Theofanis Matsopoulos is a member of International Planetarium Society since 2018 and Audiovisual Ambassador of NSF NOIRLab