Beyond the Milky Way

Synopsis: Astronomers are seen at work in the UK, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico and Australia describing their discoveries about the galaxies beyond the Milky Way. After examining optical astronomy, shows infrared and radio instruments and introduces some of the recently completed facilities from the Very Large Array in New Mexico to Kitt Peak in Arizona.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1980
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Uses: Astronomy courses.*
Subjects: Astronomy
Keywords: galaxies; observatories

Producer

Alec Nisbett

Writer

Alec Nisbett

Cast

Charles Kay

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Notes: The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’

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