Sun Studies

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1078
Date Released
30 Jan 1950
Date submitted
26 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Newsreel Association Having Offered Equal Facilities to the Three Political Parties, Present in This Issue of British Movietone News an Interview with Mr Clement Davies.
  2. 2India - A Republic
  3. 3Royal Visit to New Town
  4. 4Sun Studies
  5. 5RAF Survey

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Sun Studies From USA. DESCRIPTION: Harvard University’s Observatory at Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been making special photographic studies of the sun. They are called corona-graphs and are taken by a specially designed telescopic camera. SHOTLIST: KS. MS Observatory, dome revolving. Interior - person looks through telescope. CU of the sun, showing only part of same. Dr Menzel looking at ‘stills’ of the sun. Various shots of the sun. Explosions on the sun.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
Cambridge; Massachusetts, USA
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
53124
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
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