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  1. Good Seeing (1992 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the new generation of large ground-based optical telescopes which will use lasers and flexible mirrors to compensate for atmospheric distortions and improve the ‘seeing’ from earth. In...

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  2. Astronomy (1985 Video)

    Director
    Suzanne Campbell-Jones
    Producer
    Bob Thorpe
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 28 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Shows how the development of bigger and better computerised telescopes has advanced knowledge of the night sky.

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  3. Observatories, The (1982 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An overview of the research in astronomy being conducted at six American radio and optical observatories. Aspects of the radio and optical telescopes are explained. Graphics illustrate pulsars, black holes...

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  4. Europe to the Stars (2012)

    Director
    Lars Lindberg Christensen
    Subject
    Astronomy

    To celebrate its 50th anniversary year, the European Southern Observatory released the documentary Europe to the Stars: ESO’s first 50 years of Exploring the Southern Sky. The movie tells the story of the...

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  5. Universe, The (1977 Film, Video)

    Director
    Lester Novros
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Describes the modern concept of the universe. A brief account of observational methods, telescopes, rockets and satellites. Shows the accretion of galaxies, the formation of stars and planetary systems, and...

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  6. Mapping the Universe (2002)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 25 minutes), £29.95

    Explores the study of space through the use of optical radio telescopes, satellites and computer modelling. Shows how astronomers use different language technologies to develop a picture of the universe....

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  7. Finding Life Beyond Earth (2011)

    aka: Finding Life Beyond Earth: Moons and Beyond

    Director
    Oliver Twinch
    Subject
    Earth Science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £9.99

    Do other life forms exist outside of our atmosphere? Modern telescopes and unmanned space missions have revealed a wide range of dynamic environments: atmospheres thick with organic molecules, active...

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  8. Spacewatch (12 Parts) (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, out of distribution

    Twelve 12-minute programmes. 1: A ride into space. 2: Venus and Mercury. 3: Earth and Mars. 4: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. 5: Orian and related bodies. 6: Includes footage of a total eclipse of the sun. 7: A...

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  9. Spacelink (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Bob Thorpe
    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Space technology is responsible for a range of products including Teflon, flexible heat shields, robotic tools, communication systems, and a telescope used also as a medical research tool for the study of...

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  10. Anglo-Australian Telescope (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines fundamental questions about the earth, our galaxy, and the wider universe and examines the part played in advancing the study of astronomy by the Anglo-Australian telescope at Siding Spring in New...

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