Stargazing

The Resource Stargazing
Label
Stargazing
Statement of responsibility
PBS
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • 400 years of the telescope: "The film features interviews with leading astrophysicists and cosmologists from the world's renowned universities and observatories, who explain concepts ranging from Galileo's act of revealing the cosmos with a simple telescope, to the latest discoveries in space, including startling new ideas about life on other planets and dark energy - a mysterious vacuum energy that is accelerating the expansion of the universe."--Container
  • Hubble's amazing rescue: Takes viewers behind the scenes on a riveting journey with the astronauts and engineers charged with saving the famous Hubble Space Telescope. After nearly 20 years in space, and after capturing hundreds of thousands of spectacular images, the Hubble Space Telescope was dying. Stubborn scientists and the general public alike refused to abandon the telescope, and the mission was revived
  • Journey to Palomar: George Ellery Hale's epic quest to unravel the secrets of the cosmos, culminating with the construction in the 1930s and '40s of his million-pound 'Glass Giant' of Palomar--the Hale 200-inch Telescope
  • Seeing in the dark: A documentary capturing the joys and wonders of stargazing, featuring never-before-seen astronomical photography
  • Telescope: Hunting the edge of space: Takes viewers on a global adventure of discovery, dramatizing the inNovations in technology and the achievements in science that have marked the rich history of the telescope. Then Nova turns its attention to a new generation of ever-larger telescopes, poised to reveal answers to longstanding questions about our universe
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Cataloging source
IMU
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
400 years of the telescope: An Interstellar Studios production ; executive producers, Dan Koehler and Kris Koenig ; produced and directed by Kris Koenig ; writers, Donald Goldsmith, Kris Koenig and Albert Van Helden ; director, Kris Koenig ; director of photography, Scott Stender ; astrophotographer, Kris Koenig ; director of animation, Frank L. Pereira ; editor, Kimberly Generous White ; music composed by Mark Slater and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Hubble's amazing rescue: Nova production by Lone Wolf Documentary Group for WGBH/Boston ; produced by Kirk Wolfinger and Donna Huttemann ; written, produced, and directed by Rushmore Denooyer. Journey to Palomar: written, produced and directed by Todd and Robin Mason ; cinematography by Todd Mason ; edited by Todd and Robin Mason ; cinematography by Todd Mason ; edited by Todd and Robin Mason ; computer graphics, Todd Mason ; music, Richard Harvey. Seeing in the dark: a film by Timothy Ferris ; writer/producer/narrator, Timothy Ferris ; director, Nigel Ashcroft ; executive producers, Nigel Ashcroft and Cal Zecca. Telescope: hunting the edge of space: a Nova production by Brook Lapping Productions and TPT National Productions for WGBH/Boston ; produced by Oliver Twinch, David Axelrod ; directed by Oliver Twinch and Peter Jones
Dewey number
520
Intended audience
Not rated
Language note
Closed-captioned
LC call number
BM538.A76
LC item number
P835 2011
PerformerNote
400 years of the telescope: Narrator, Neil DeGrasse Tyson ; Galileo voices, Stefano Lecci, Francesca Gianni ; Seeing in the dark narrated by Timothy Ferris ; Telescope: hunting the edge of space narrated by Jay O. Sanders
Runtime
390
Series statement
PBS explorer collection
Target audience
general
Technique
live action

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