Part one of a series of pilgrimages to the big-hearted astronomical observatories of this planet. We toured the largest rooms of the Karoo Desert and detect fascinating features of earths autobiography, relicts of human history and cutting edge technology in a very remote region of the earth. Bortle class 1 nightskies with zero light pollution offer an epic idea into the nightsky.

Filmed and edited by Martin Heck: timestormfilms.com / Filmed for the documentary “Star Stuff” by Milad Tangshir( milad.tangshir @gmail. com ). Check out the trailer: youtube.com/ watch? v= F7Vp5waD4i8 Produced by Davide Ferrario: rossofuocofilm.it/ produzioni.htm Music: “Chasm” by Tony Anderson share.mscbd.fm/ martinheck

Shot in March 2017 in and around Sutherland, SA GEAR: Cameras: Sony A7RII, Sony A7s, Canon 6D Lenses: Zeiss Otus 28 mm f1. 4, Zeiss Milvus 35 mm f2, Tamron 15 -3 0mm f2. 8, Canon 11 -2 4mm f4, Canon 70 -2 00 m f4, Canon 24 -1 05 mm f4 Motion-Control: eMotimo Spectrum ST4, Dynamic Perception Stage Zero slider Edited in LRTimelapse, Lightroom, After Effects and Davinci Resolve

Cast: Martin Heck | Timestorm Films

Tags: stuff, star, africa, south, timelapse, karoo, salt, observatories, 4K and saao

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