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  1. Rubber Universe, The (1994 Video)

    Director
    Storm Thorgerson
    Producer
    Geoff Deehan
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1998 sale: £19.95 (+VAT +p&p)

    Examines the disputes surrounding the Hubble constant started 60 years ago by American astronomer Edwin Powell Hubble. In 1929 he discovered that all of the galaxies are rushing away from us and concluded...

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  2. Design for an Alien World 1 (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Cameron Balbirnie
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Tracks some of the development through 1992 of a space mission that will be launched towards Titan, the largest satellite of Saturn, in 1997. Closely follows two experiments being developed at the University...

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  3. Mapping the Milky Way 1 (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Tony Jolly
    Subject
    Astronomy; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Astronomers show recent evidence that our galaxy, the Milky Way, has the form of a spiral galaxy, with a dense concentration of stars rotating around a central disc. But from our position in the outer...

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  4. Black Holes and Warped Spacetime (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 45 min., 1995 sale: US$24.95 (+p&p)

    An illustrated lecture about black holes by astronomer Dr William Kaufmann. Includes photographs of likely black hole sites.

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  5. E T, Please Phone Home (1992 Video)

    Director
    Richard Smith
    Producer
    Stuart Carter
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 +VAT +p&p

    Looks at the American space agency NASA’s SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) project. Radiotelescopes in Puerto Rico, Spain, Australia and the USA will sweep the skies, hoping to catch faint...

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  6. Eclipse of the Century (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 60 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Looks at the total solar eclipse viewed on 11 July 1991 from the observatories at the top of Mauna Keo, a dormant volcano, in Hawaii. Also relates the problems of the preparations as astronomers faced...

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  7. Earth Calling Basingstoke (1989 Video)

    Director
    Taghi Amirani
    Producer
    Taghi Amirani
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. Betamax. col. 52 min.

    Concerns amateur astronomers who work without scientific training and with home-made, but often sophisticated equipment. Amateurs are now thought to make a valid and valuable contribution to the body of...

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  8. Stars, The (6 Parts) (1988 Video)

    Director
    Stuart Carter
    Producer
    Avie Little
    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    Six programmes portraying the birth, life and death of stars emphasising their importance for navigation and calendar making.

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  9. Countdown to the Invisible Universe (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Shows how the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS), catalogued details of the infrared sky through our galaxy and beyond. It has aided in the discovery of more than 20,000 new galaxies. Discusses the...

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  10. Death of a Star (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy
    Distribution
    NOT AVAILABLE IN THE UK, Videocassette. VHS (NTSC only). col. 58 min., 1999 sale: US$19.95 (+p&p)

    Documents the discovery of Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and the collaboration of astronomers to monitor and study the event. Discusses the search for the progenitor star and discusses basic...

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