Manila joins global premiere of “Coral: Rekindling Venus”

THROUGH the Science Discovery Center Planetarium at the Mall of Asia, Manila will join planetariums in 14 cities around the world –including Beijing, Berlin, Buenos Aires, Honolulu, Melbourne, New Delhi, New York, Paris, and Wellington– in the global premiere of a breathtaking film by Australian artist Lynette Wallworth.

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The Embassy of Australia in the Philippines said in a statement that public screenings will be held from 6 to 19 June.

Created for full-dome digital planetariums, Wallworth’s work, which is titled "Coral: Rekindling Venus," focuses on the magnificence of coral ecosystems and their fragility in the face of climate change.

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On 6 June 2012, Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun in a rare astronomical phenomenon known as the Transit of Venus. This will be the last passage in our lifetime, as the next Venus transit will take place in 2117.

During the Transit of Venus in 1761, scientists around the world worked to measure the distance from the Earth to the Sun in a unique act of global cooperation. Today, Wallworth uses Venus’ transit as a rallying point for global cooperation around this century’s pressing issue: climate change and its effects on the global ecosystem.

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