"[3] Compass Light, Conover's small production company in Camden, Maine, started producing the series in 2004.
Captions in the lower portion of the frame occasionally give information as to the location, time, and events on screen.
High-definition video and Dolby 5.1 stereo surround sound are used to present each natural environment in a clear and detailed manner.
[6] However, as of mid-March 2011, the show no longer airs on any channel (current or otherwise), except on Amazon Prime, and is rumored to have been cancelled, though no official word from Discovery or Compass Light has confirmed this.
[7] The Tampa Tribune's Kurt Loft wrote, "For eye-popping visuals in the HD format, Sunrise Earth is a world unto itself.