Scripts for Video Podcasts

Something that I also did while an intern in the education and public outreach department of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) was writing (or co-writing) the scripts for video podcasts and trailers and taking part in their production.

The first time I had to write a script it was really scary, but after I learned a few things (thank you, Colleen Sharkey!!) I realised it's a lot of fun!!

Here are two episodes of the Hubblecast, the video podcast for the Hubble Space Telescope:

---------Hubblecast 33: Saturn's stunning double show (Feb 2010) --> script pdfIn January and March 2009, researchers using Hubble took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings are edge-on, resulting in a unique movie featuring both of the giant planet's poles. Saturn is only in this position every 15 years or so and this favourable orientation has allowed a sustained study of the two beautiful and dynamic aurorae, Saturn's own northern and southern lights.

---------Hubblecast 32: Born in Beauty: Proplyds in the Orion Nebula (Dec 2009) --> script pdfVisible to the naked eye, only 1500 light-years from Earth, the great Orion Nebula has been known and revered since ancient times. A popular target of Hubble, researchers have now identified 42 new discs within it that could be the beginnings of new planetary systems like our own.And this is the trailer of an itinerant educational project, the Galileo Mobile:

---------About the GalileoMobile expedition (Oct 2009)The GalileoMobile Project is a two-month expedition to bring the wonder and excitement of astronomy to young people from Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Supported by ESO and partners, a group of astronomers and educators will travel through a region of the Andes Mountains aboard the GalileoMobile, offering astronomical activities, such as workshops for students and star parties for the general public.