Title: CARMENES (Calar Alto high-Resolution search for M dwarfs with Exoearths with Near-infrared and optical Echelle Spectrographs) Artists: *unitedsoundofcosmos: Antonio Arias (guitar, vocals) David Fernandez (drums, digital percussion) J. J. Machuca (keyboards) Jose A. Caballero (voice-over) Lyrics: Antonio Arias Jose A. Caballero (science consultant) Excerpts from Quirrenbach et al. (2010, SPIE, 7735, E37) Sound and edition: ProAudio Granada: Pepe Ruiz David "Briefing" Callejon Video at YouTube: David "Briefing" Callejon (edition, production) Alexis Klutsch (upload) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgV8yIZ-E9c&feature=youtu.be Recording: live inside the dome of the 0.8 m Schmidt telescope, Calar Alto Observatory on 01 Dec 2011, during the astroconcert of the First International Meeting of Administrations for the Protection of the Night Sky, Almeria, Spain, http://www.proteccioncielonocturno.com Acknowledgements: Conserjeria de Medio Ambiente de la Junta de Andalucia Centro Astronomico Hispano-Aleman de Calar Alto Background images and videos from: NASA, ESA, ESO, Volker Springel, Matthew Bate, Alexander Knebe, Wookiepedia, Space Odyssey Archive, Contact Movie Websites: http://exoterrae.eu/usc/ http://carmenes.caha.es ........................................................................ CARMENES: Spectrographs with near-infrared and optical echelle... Exoplanet research has made enormous progress (exoplanet research) over the past decade. After the first report of an exoplanet discovered around a "normal" star, new announcements have been arriving at an ever increasing pace over the past decade. Spectrographs! Terrestrial planets in the habitable zone. Terrestrial planets of M dwarfs. Stellar radial velocities with long-term stability. Active stars of spectral type M4 and later. With the aim of detecting... The fundamental science. Low-mass planets around low-mass stars. Low-mass planets around low-mass stars. CARMENES! CARMENES! CARMENES! ........................................................................