A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's first use of the telescope to the latest discoveries in cosmology.
Direction
Koenig makes telescope history feel like a heist movie.
Cinematography
Gorgeous observatory porn and Hubble eye candy.
Writing
Tyson's narration hits that sweet spot of accessible genius.
Director
Kris Koenig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released for the International Year of Astronomy, marking exactly 400 years since Galileo first pointed his telescope skyward in 1609.
The documentary features the then-recently commissioned Large Binocular Telescope—technology that was already obsolete by JWST standards a decade later.
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