Sun, Earth and Radio

Synopsis

An animated film showing how solar flares affect radio and television on earth; how gusts in the solar wind cause the aurora borealis and its associated phenomena, chorus and hiss, and how lightning in one hemisphere is transmuted into a whistler in the other.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 12 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 12 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1980

Availability

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Uses

1st-year physics, astronomy, engineering; A-levels and colleges of further education; astronomical societies.*

Subjects

Astronomy

Keywords

aurora borealis; solar flares

Credits

Producer

Michael Paul

Writer

Roger Olivant; T Kaiser

Contributor

Michael Paul

Cast

T Kaiser

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

University of Sheffield Audio-Visual & Television Centre

Notes

see also Sheffield University Television

Distributor

Name

University of Sheffield Learning & Teaching Services

Web

http://onlineshop.shef.ac.uk/browse/category.asp?compid=1&modid=1&catid=114 External site opens in new window

Phone

0114 22 20401

Address

New Spring House (Ground Floor)
231 Glossop Road
Sheffield
S10 2GW
United Kingdom

Notes

LeTS holds a back catalogue of high quality educational video programmes it has produced, all of which are available in DVD format. The 100+ titles cover most academic subject areas and contain valuable sequences in the form of animations and demonstrations. The DVDs are available to purchse from the university’s online store.