Eyes on the Stars

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1673
Date Released
26 Jun 1961
Date submitted
20 Jun 1961
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Eyes on the Stars
  2. 2On with the Job
  3. 3Dig Those Druids
  4. 4Highlights from Lord’s

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eyes on the Stars. DESCRIPTION: The last word in star gazing is the Interferometer: twin radio telescopes. Each telescope can be driven along railway tracks, so that they can operate at varying distances from one another. In this way, great accuracy is obtained in locating the sources of radio emissions from stars and planets, and in space probes. The telescopes are about a third of the size of the one at Jodrell Bank, and this new installation is complementary to that famous giant. SHOTLIST: GV twin telescopes. GV same. LS radio telescopes. CU wheel. GV twin telescopes. LS reflector bowl. CU wheel. LAS radio telescopes. MS antennae. MCU same. MS man at control board. MCU same. CU same. MS oscilloscope. CU same. GV twin telescopes. CU reflector. LS radio telescopes. LS radio telescopes. MLS reflector bowl. GV twin telescopes.
Keywords
Science and technology; Space
Locations
Worcestershire
Card file number
82707
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
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