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Astronarium
Created byPolish Television, Polish Astronomical Society
Country of originPoland
Original languagePolish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes50
Production
Running time23 minutes
Original release
NetworkTVP 1, TVP 3, TVP Polonia
ReleaseMarch 2, 2015 (2015-03-02) –
present

Astronarium is a Polish documentary and popular science television series about astronomy and space research. The program is produced by the Polish Television and Polish Astronomical Society, with support from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The series premiered on March 2, 2015 on the TVP Regionalna channel[1][2] (now the name of this channel is TVP 3). It has been broadcast in various channels in Poland and abroad, including TVP 1, TVP 3, TVP Polonia.[3] The episodes are also available in internet as VOD, some of them with English subtitles. The cumulative audience in Poland during the first week of emission of an episode is on the level of 500 000 viewers (RCH parameter).[4]

The first season of 8 episodes was first broadcast from March to April 2015, the second season of 13 episodes from September 2015 to March 2016, the third season of 13 episodes started in April 2016.

Format of the series is about visiting science institutes and astronomical observatories, where scientists involved in research are explaining various topics about astronomy and space research. The serie uses also CGI renderings, video footages, photographs. Each episode is about a particular topic.

On January 15th, 2018, Astronarium was a winner in "Media" category of the "Popularyzator Nauki 2017" contest organized by the Polish Press Agency and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.[5]

Season 1

List of episodes:[6]

No. English title Original Polish title Premiere
1 Radio Astronomy Radioastronomia March 2, 2015
2 BRITE Satellites Satelity BRITE March 9, 2015
3 Meteorites Meteoryty March 16, 2015
4 Amateur Astronomy Astronomia amatorska March 23, 2015
5 Cataclismic Stars Gwiazdy kataklizmiczne March 30, 2015
6 Solar Acvtivity Aktywność słoneczna April 13, 2015
7 European Southern Observatory Europejskie Obserwatorium Południowe April 20, 2015
8 ALMA Observatory Obserwatorium ALMA April 27, 2015

Season 2

List of episodes:[6]

No. English title Original Polish title Premiere
9 OGLE Project Projekt OGLE September 5, 2015
10 Variable Stars Gwiazdy zmienne September 19, 2015
11 Amateur Observatories Obserwatoria społeczne October 3, 2015
12 Polish Space Industry Polski przemysł kosmiczny October 10, 2015
13 Asteroseismology Asterosejsmologia October 31, 2015
14 Gamma Ray Bursts Rozbłyski gamma November 14, 2015
15 Comets Komety November 28, 2015
16 Computers in Astronomy Komputery w astronomii December 12, 2015
17 Star of Bethlehem Gwiazda Betlejemska January 9, 2016
18 Distances in the Universe Odległości we Wszechświecie January 23, 2016
19 Time Czas February 6, 2016
20 Collisions of Stars Zderzenia gwiazd February 20, 2016
21 Planets Aroud Pulsar Planety wokół pulsara March 19, 2016

Season 3

List of episodes:[6]

No. English title Original Polish title Premiere
22 Extrasolar Planets Planety pozasłoneczne April 16, 2016
23 Astronomy in School Astronomia w szkole April 30, 2016
24 Copernicu's Astronomy Astronomia Kopernika May 14, 2016
25 Extrasolar Planetary Systems Układy planetarne May 28, 2016
26 Gravitational Waves Fale grawitacyjne June 11, 2016
27 Large Hadron Collider - Origin of Matter Wielki Zderzacz Hadronów - początki materii September 7, 2016
28 LOFAR Radiotelescope Radioteleskop LOFAR September 21, 2016
29 Planetariums Planetaria October 5, 2016
30 Gravitation Grawitacja October 19, 2016
31 Microwave Background Radiation Mikrofalowe promieniowanie tła November 2, 2016
32 Dark Matter Ciemna materia November 16, 2016
33 Life in the Universe Życie we Wszechświecie November 30, 2016
34 Special Episode Odcinek specjalny December 14, 2016

Season 4

List of episodes:[6]

No. English title Original Polish title Premiere
35 The Wave 21 cm Fala 21 cm May 24, 2017
36 Proxima b and TRAPPIST-1 Proxima b i TRAPPIST-1 June 14, 2017
37 Expanding Unvierse Ekspansja Wszechświata June 28, 2017
38 Grave of Copernicus Grób Kopernika July 12, 2017
39 Missing Baryons Brakujące bariony July 26, 2017
40 Cherenkov Telescope Array Projekt CTA August 8, 2017
41 Quasars Kwazary August 23, 2017
42 Extremely Large Telescope Ekstremalnie Wielki Teleskop September 2, 2017
43 Popular Astronomy Astronomia popularna September 16, 2017
44 General Relativity Ogólna teoria względności September 30, 2017
45 Astronautics Kosmonautyka October 14, 2017
46 Bohdan Paczyński Bohdan Paczyński October 28, 2017
47 Pulsars Pulsary November 11, 2017
48 The First Kilonova - A Breakthrough in Astronomy Pierwsza kilonowa - przełom w astronomii November 25, 2017
49 Saturn and Cassini Mission Saturn i sonda Cassini December 9, 2017
50 Milky Way Droga Mleczna December 23, 2017

References

  1. ^ ""Astronarium" – nowy program o kosmosie w Telewizji Polskiej". naukawpolsce.pap.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. ^ "Dzisiaj premiera "Astronarium" w Telewizji Polskiej". www.urania.edu.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  3. ^ ""Astronarium" będzie na trzech antenach Telewizji Polskiej, w tym na TVP 1". www.pta.edu.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  4. ^ ""Astronarium" dociera do pół miliona widzów". naukawpolsce.pap.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  5. ^ "Winners of the Polish Press Agency and the Ministry of Science competition for science popularisers announced". PAP - Science in Poland. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-16. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  6. ^ a b c d "Astronarium - wszystkie odcinki". www.astronarium.pl. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
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