Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
A film by Amy Lauren
Amy's Website: amylauren.net
Step out onto an ice floe in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and watch as scientists race the fading light to set up one of the most ambitious international climate collaborations ever, MOSAiC. The Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate launched in September 2019. Led by the German Alfred Wegener Institute, the mission froze an icebreaker into the Central Arctic Ocean, to better understand the remote region and the role it plays in global climate and weather patterns. Drifting North: Into the Polar Night captures the first three months of the yearlong expedition, as darkness descends, storms swirl, and scientists work to gather data from this harsh and unforgiving environment.
This is a 2D version of the show, produced because so many planetariums remain closed due to COVID. For a dome-ready version, please see: https://www.colorado.edu/fiske/productions/fiske-productions-request-form
Funded by National Science Foundation grant no. 1839104
Related science curricula: https://mosaic.colorado.edu/
Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
A film by Amy Lauren
Amy's Website: amylauren.net
Step out onto an ice floe in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, and watch as scientists race the fading light to set up one of the most ambitious international climate collaborations ever, MOSAiC. The Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate launched in September 2019. Led by the German Alfred Wegener Institute, the mission froze an icebreaker into the Central Arctic Ocean, to better understand the remote region and the role it plays in global climate and weather patterns. Drifting North: Into the Polar Night captures the first three months of the yearlong expedition, as darkness descends, storms swirl, and scientists work to gather data from this harsh and unforgiving environment.
This is a 2D version of the show, produced because so many planetariums remain closed due to COVID. For a dome-ready version, please see: https://www.colorado.edu/fiske/productions/fiske-productions-request-form
Funded by National Science Foundation grant no. 1839104
Related science curricula: https://mosaic.colorado.edu/
Fiske is one of the largest planetariums in the US, having served CU Boulder & the local community since 1975. We offer a diverse range of fulldome films, live talks, laser and liquid sky shows, as well as public gatherings for astronomical and NASA-related events.
Follow Fiske Planetarium:
Website | https://www.colorado.edu/fiske
Instagram | instagram.com/fiskeplanet
Facebook | facebook.com/teamfiske
