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Witness a fantastic journey through our universe with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson! You and three guests will visit the set of Cosmos, Possible Worlds, now shooting its next season with Neil as the host. Set location is in gorgeous (and perfect star-gazing spot) Santa Fe, New Mexico. Your set host is none other than Ann Druyan, the showrunner and executive producer.

Your two-night stay will include:

• Accommodations at the award-winning Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, an intimate world-class vacation retreat and New Mexico's most lauded hotel.
• Dinner at James Beard Award nominee Geronimo, a seasonal global fare and a bastion of high cuisine, renowned for its highly refined service.
• Lunch or dinner at Cafe Pasqual's, dedicated to using fresh, seasonal, organic, and naturally raised foods. Recipient of the James Beard America's Regional Cooking Classics Award.
• A star-gazing tour with Sunset Magazines Editors Pick Astronomy Adventures.

Ann Druyan was the Creative Director of NASA’s legendary Voyager Interstellar Message. She is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning American author, producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She was a cowriter of the 1980 PBS documentary series "Cosmos," hosted by the late Carl Sagan whom she married in 1981. Ms. Druyan was co-creator of the Warner Bros. motion picture “Contact.” She is the creator/producer/writer  and a director of the follow-up, "Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey, which was the largest global roll-out of a television series in history.Possible Worlds." Druyan and Sagan cowrote the books "Comet," "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and sections of "The Demon-Haunted World." She also wrote the updated introduction to Sagan's book "The Cosmic Connection," the epilogue of "Billions and Billions," and her own novel, "A Famous Broken Heart.” She is currently producing “Cosmos: Possible Worlds,” the the third series in her trilogy.The asteroids named after her and Carl Sagan are in perpetual wedding ring orbit around the sun.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is host of both "Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey” and “Cosmos: Possible Worlds." He is a prolific author of over 10 books, including the New York Times bestseller Death By Black Hole: and Other Cosmic Quandaries (2007). He is the recipient of numerous awards including the 2004 NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal and the 2015 Cosmos Award from the Planetary Society.

Here's the trailer for the 1st season:

Single bidder item. For up to 4 guests.

Date: To be mutually agreed upon between winner and Ann. Will be between mid-April and May 22, 2018 while they are still shooting in Santa Fe. May fall on weekday(s). 

Fair Market Value: Priceless | Starting Bid: $8,500

Item Special Note

Airfare not included.