Learning on ScreenComet Called Halley, A
- Synopsis
- Produced to herald the 1985-86 appearance of Halley’s Comet. Uses a mixture of VAX/11/750 computer animation, Quantel Paintbox graphics and archive visual material. Note: A new edition of the video taking into account the results of the 1985-86 apparition of the comet, and using enhanced images gathered by the spaceprobes and terrestrial telescopes, was subsequently made available.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.
- Year of production
- 1985
- Availability
- OUT OF DISTRIBUTION
- Subjects
- Astronomy
- Keywords
- comets
Credits
- Director
- David Taylor; Terence Murtagh
Production Company
Distributor
- Name
York Films of England
- office@yorkfilms.com
- Web
- http://www.yorkfilms.com External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 01303 226 2345
- Fax
- 01303 858 196
- Address
- 23 Bradstone Avenue
Folkestone
Kent
CT19 5AQ - Notes
- York Films specialises in producing science programming for television, particularly space and astronomy, with a strong emphasis on using CGI. Several series are available for sale on DVD on topics including Nobel prizewinners, bee breeding and six programmes on the bicycle.
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