Galactica and the Javalambre Astrophysical Observatory (OAJ) have been looking at the Cosmos these days through film cameras. The OAJ and the outreach centre located in Arcos de las Salinas, both part of the Centro de Estudios de Física del Cosmos de Aragón (CEFCA), have been selected as the setting for the documentary ‘Mirando al Cosmos’. The facilities in Teruel have the role of explaining the current state of the art and the latest research in the field of astrophysics. Javier Cenarro, as Director of CEFCA, Carlos López San Juan, researcher, and Luisa Valdivielso, scientist and populariser, have participated in the recordings to describe the Galactica project and its role in popularisation.

For two days, both the Observatory and the Galactica facilities have been the site of interviews and hours of filming by the cameras of José Ángel Guimerá's team. The storyline is the story of Francisco Martínez Zarzoso, a Renaissance theologian and astronomer from the Teruel town of Cella (Teruel). Zarzoso embarked on the construction of an equatorial, a sophisticated astronomical device that simplified the calculations of planetary positions and was considered a milestone in the science of his time. The documentary tells the story of Jesús Godina, a Maellan with a passion for ancient astronomical instruments, who works on a replica of Zarzoso's equatorial.

The documentary reflects the importance of cultural astronomy in Aragon and the current drive to preserve the quality of its night skies. The team has reflected, for example, the work of the group of amateur astronomers ACTUEL at their observatory in San Blas (Teruel). The production has also taken its creators to the pre-Iberian sites of San Cristóbal in Mazaleón and La Fresneda, where the ancestral relationship between ancient constructions and celestial movements is addressed. Recordings have been made in the historical surroundings of Zaragoza, for example, they have visited the Patio de la Infanta and added locations such as Gotor, Maella, Bujaraloz. Supported by the Government of Aragon, with a grant of 22,000 euros, by the Instituto de Estudios Turolenses and SODIAR, the film aims to disseminate Aragonese science and culture.