Tales of the Maya Skies
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Tales of the Maya Skies Narrated by Academy-Award nominated actor Liam Neeson, this cutting-edge production features high-resolution visualizations of cosmic phenomena, working with data generated by computer simulations, to bring the current science of black holes to the dome screen. Enjoy the striking, immersive animations of the formation of the early universe, star birth and death, the collision of giant galaxies, and a simulated flight to a super-massive black hole lurking at the center of our own Milky Way Galaxy.
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Fridays, October 1 to October 29 at 7:30 PM
Tales of the Maya Skies is a digital fulldome show that immerses the audience in Mayan
astronomy, art and culture through a custom score and visuals. Produced by Chabot Space & Science
Center, Tales of the Maya Skies inspires and educates through its description of the Maya's
accurate astronomical achievements and how astronomy connected them to the Universe. Narrated
by Latin Grammy award winner Lila Downs and supported by grants from the National Science
Foundation and the Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City.