Black Sun, The

Synopsis: Looks at the solar eclipse over Hawaii on 11 July 1991. The Path of Totality swept over the telescopes of the observatory on Mauna Kea mountain as it passed from the Pacific to South America. Magnetic storms erupting into the sun’s atmosphere cause power failures on earth, change our weather, amd create the aurora borealis. The eclipse was an opportunity for astronomers to study the sun’s corona, which only becomes visible when the sun itself is blacked out.
Series: Horizon, Series
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production: 1992
Availability: Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 on 17/2/92.
Subjects: Astronomy
Keywords: aurora borealis; eclipses; solar phenomena; sun

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