(22 Oct 2023)
BRAZIL ASTRONOMY TOURISM
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
LENGTH: 06:38
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 20 September 2023
1. Various aerials of Valongo observatory dome ++MUTE++
2. Daniel Mello, astronomer, Valongo observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, handling telescope inside dome
3. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Daniel Mello, astronomer, Valongo observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro:
"In the early 20th century, people could view the Milky Way and the Magellanic clouds from the centre of Rio de Janeiro."
4. Mello handling telescope
5. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Daniel Mello, astronomer, Valongo observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro:
"Nowadays, these large telescopes located in the centre of large cities are hardly used due to the excess of artificial light."
6. Aerial of the city at night around the observatory ++MUTE++
7. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Daniel Mello, astronomer, Valongo observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro:
"Here, where we see the red, orange and yellow colours are located the cities most impacted by light pollution."
8. Hand pointing to map UPSOUND (Portuguese) Mello: "Here we see São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Salvador."
9. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Daniel Mello, astronomer, Valongo observatory, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro:
"Here, at this spot is the city of Santa Maria Madalena and in this almost circular region is the Desengano State Park, one of the best places for astronomical activities."
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Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil - 23 September 2023
10. Aerial of hills near Desengano State Park ++MUTE++
11. Aerial of Desengano mountain range and park ++MUTE++
12. Various of Igor Borgo, astronomer, setting up his telescopes at a country property near the park
13. Aerial of sun setting over hills ++MUTE++
14. Anna Mostovic, guesthouse owner, welcoming guests to her country house
15. Waiter serving glasses of vodka to guests
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Anna Mostovic, guesthouse owner:
"Yes, we try to show the Brazilian tourists a little bit of our Polish cuisine and we show them the typical dishes we eat in Poland in holidays."
17. Tilt up from food showing sign with names of dishes
18. Mostovic showing guests how to drink Polish vodka
19. Waiter serving vodka
20. Borgo aligning the telescopes
21. Computer screen showing the positions of stars around the Southern celestial pole
22. Various of tourists taking seats outside, for sky observation
23. Borgo speaking to audience, showing the Ecliptic line in the sky, UPSOUND (Portuguese): "The line I told you about, follow me, Jupiter here, Saturn here."
24. Borgo pointing at the sky with laser, UPSOUND (Portuguese): "It's the constellation Orion. Look
at these three stars. In Brazil, they are known as the three Marias. They form the belt of Orion, the warrior."
25. STILL of the Orion constellation
26. Borgo using laser pointer, UPSOUND (Portuguese): "This sequence of stars here form the Scorpion's tail and right here after the curve near the star named Shaula is the stinging element."
27. STILL of the Scorpio constellation
28. Tourists posing for photograph
29. Borgo holding a camera speaking to the tourists, UPSOUND (Portuguese): "I'm going to do a long exposure, about 10 seconds. Enough not to smear the faces and able to record the sky behind."
30. Borgo showing a photo of tourists on his laptop screen with Milky Way in the background
31. SOUNDBITE (Portuguese) Igor Borgo, astronomer:
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Santa Maria Madalena, Brazil - 24 September 2023
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