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  1. Hubble Space Telescope (199 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Over 200 images from the Hubble Space Telescope and deep space released by the Space Telescope Science Institute. Also includes the story of the telescope’s launch and servicing missions. Images may be...

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  2. Guest Speaker

    Date
    20 Sep 2017, 14:49
    Author
    Alex Morris
    Post Type
    Page

    We're delighted to announce Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock as our guest speaker for the Learning on Screen Awards 2017. Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is a space scientist whose passion is presenting science to a...

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  3. Story of Palomar, The (1948 Film)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The development of the Palomar telescope explaining the theory behind the reflecting telescope and tracing the manufacture and installation of the mirror for the Palomar telescope.

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  4. 400 Years of the Telescope (2009)

    Director
    Kris Koenig
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $24.99

    A documentary tracing the history of the telescope from the days of Copernicus to recent findings from the Hubble Telescope. The film begins in 17th century Florence, Italy, with Galileo training his...

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  5. James Webb Space Telescope (Jwst) Sunshield Deployment Test

    Subject
    Space science

    A major test of the sunshield for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was conducted in July 2014 by Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach, California. For the first time, the five sunshield test layers were...

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  6. Telescope in Space, A (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Describes the International Ultraviolet Explorer, a satellite carrying an ultraviolet telescope. Shows how the observations are made using the telescope from the European Space Agency satellite tracking...

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  7. Hubble Vision (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Alec Nisbett
    Subject
    Astronomy; Technology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    On 13 December 1993, the space shuttle Endeavour returned to earth with the team of astronauts whose mission was to repair the Hubble space telescope. Had their mission failed, it could have broken both the...

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  8. Hubble Deep Space

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 70 minutes), £9.00

    When the Space Telescope Hubble was launched into orbit around Earth on April 24, 1990, Discovery launched a new era of breathtaking discoveries for science and all humanity. For almost 20 years, the...

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  9. Isaac Newton Telescope, The (1968 Film)

    Director
    Peter Brown
    Producer
    F B Nicol
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    The manufacture, testing and installation of the Isaac Newton telescope. The grinding and polishing processes are shown and the assembly at the Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux, Sussex.

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  10. Stellar Camera (1987 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    Sale, 24 slides. col.

    Pictures from the Anglo-Australian Telescope. Features views from the 1973 1.2m UK Schmidt telescope on Siding Spring Mountain in outback New South Wales (northern counterpart at Mount Palomar).

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