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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. Black Holes Explained (2009)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 360 minutes), £29.99

    First formed in the equations of Einstein and then popularised in the stories of science-fiction authors, black holes are at the heart of some of the most intriguing phenomena in the universe. They are also...

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  3. Radio Astronomy

    Date released
    Sep 1965
    Series name
    Carrousel Britanico
    Issue no
    14
    NoS ID
    324652
    Story no
    2 / 5

    COI synopsis: The giant radio telescopes at Jodrell Bank in north west England have contributed to both American and Russian space projects by helping to track the course of rockets and satellites. A new...

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  4. 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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  5. Hubble’s Canvas (2011)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 156 minutes), £16.99

    From high above Earth’s atmosphere, the Hubble Telescope can see both nearby and distant objects. The images captured by the telescope have bought a new clarity to our understanding of deep space....

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  6. Mysteries of the Universe (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 120 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Looks at 20th-century advances in physics and astronomy that have led to greater knowledge about the universe. Explores the contributions of Hale, Leavitt, and Hubble, together with the new physics of space,...

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  7. Jets and Black Holes (1998 Video)

    Producer
    Cameron Balbirnie; Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at some attempts to explain the observed phenomena of cosmic jets emaning from stars and from galaxies. Considers some of the techniques used by astronomers to image the jets and speculates on their...

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  8. Comet, The (1985 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min.

    Briefly describes the origins of the solar system and introduces comets by describing their place among the planets and asteroids orbiting the sun. Nuclei of proto-comets, consisting of stony material and...

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  9. Our Invisible Sun (1993 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)

    Shows how the most dramatic phenomena that we see on the surface (photosphere) of the sun, such as sunspots and flares, are produced by still enigmatic invisible magnetic forces. Some of the most violent...

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  10. Final Frontier? Horizon Guide to the Universe (2012)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Space science
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

    Since 1964, the BBC documentary series HORIZON, has been producing programmes about space science and astronomy, joining scientists as they have probed the secrets of the universe, from the origin of dark...

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