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Unidentified male speaker (poss. amateur astronomer George Alcock) on the discovery and sighting of a new comet, named the IRAS-Akari-Alcock, after the names of those who have confirmed its existence. Male...
Pictures taken by Voyager 1. Includes Saturn from 11 million miles, 8 million miles and 1 million miles; red spots; cloud belts; Dione; craters of Rhea; Titan; crater on Mimas, Iapetus.
This 12-lectures course provides a comprehensive overview of what there is to see and the best way to see it, whether you live in the city or the country, whether you are a novice observer or an old hand at...
Interview with astronomer, Patrick Moore, on receiving a CBE.
Dr. Dale Cruikshank from NASA reviews what we know about Pluto (including its atmosphere, of which he was the co-discoverer), why Pluto was re-classified as a dwarf planet in the fall of 2006, and what the...
COI synopsis: A powerful new telescope at Jodrell Bank radio astronomy station.
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...
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...
Shows scientists at Houston’s Lunar Receiving Laboratory analysing lunar rocks samples brought back by astronauts. Animated segments illustrate the origins of lunar topography. Other segments show how...
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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