The New Dunites is an interdisciplinary media arts research project that investigates the archeological site where the set for Cecile B. DeMille's The Ten Commandments was buried in 1923 [1]. In particular, this multi-phase endeavor involved the gathering of geophysical and archeological data, the historical study of the dawn of cinema in California, and a series of novel interactive multimedia installations that explored new avenues in the representation of scientific and cultural data.

"We Are Stardust"" is a digital media interactive installation consisting of two large projected visualizations and a ceiling mounted full rotational FLIR systems infrared imaging camera. Both projections in the installation map the sequence and locations of sky observations by the Spitzer Space Telescope, an infrared temperature sensing instrument managed by the NASA Spitzer Science Center. The intent of the project is to visually map the schedule of scientific observations: What celestial bodies were looked at, when, for how long, and by whom. This document describes the installation and depicts the engineering work behind the design and construction of the experience.