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  1. Tick, Tick, Tick Pulsating Star: How we Wonder What You Are (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    The discovery of pulsars - neutron stars which form when massive stars explode (supernovae) - took astronomers by surprise. Jocelyn Bell Burnell of the Open University describes their discovery and the way...

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  2. Death of a Star (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Documents the discovery of Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the collaboration of astronomers to monitor and study the event. Discusses the search for the progenitor star and discusses basic...

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  3. 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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  4. Cosmic Recycling (1993 Video)

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

    Looks at the birth and death of stars and the interstellar matter that keeps the whole cosmic cycle turning. Infrared astronomy has revealed previously hidden details of starbirth behind dust clouds....

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  5. 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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  6. Stars and Galaxies (2 Parts) (1987 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, 30, 24 slides. col.

    Part 1 (1983): Pictures from the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Part 2 (1987): Pictures from the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Includes slides of Halley’s Comet, many different emission nebulae (e.g.Rosette...

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  7. Stargazing (2003)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £39.99

    An animated atlas of the night skies, it signposts and explains season-by-season, from anywhere on Earth. Animated vignettes turn points of light - stars, nebulae, galaxies - into supernovae, flashing...

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  8. Stars: Birth and Death (2003)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 28 minutes), £35.00

    Looks at the different stages in the birth and death of stars. Divided into 2 sections: Part 1 (13 minutes) explains how stars are composed of hydrogen and helium and how these gases fuel them; how all...

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