Stargazing
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The work Stargazing represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
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Stargazing
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The work Stargazing represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.
- Label
- Stargazing
- Statement of responsibility
- PBS
- Contributor
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- Zecca, Cal
- Interstellar Studios
- London Symphony Orchestra
- PBS Distribution (Firm)
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Ashcroft, Nigel
- Axelrod, David, 1955-
- DeNooyer, Rushmore
- Ferris, Timothy
- Goldsmith, Donald
- Huttemann, Donna
- Jones, Peter, 1941-
- Koenig, Kris
- LaMarche, Maurice, 1958-
- Mason, Robin
- Mason, Todd
- Pereira, Frank L
- Sanders, Jay O., 1953-
- Slater, Mark
- Tyson, Neil deGrasse
- Van Helden, Albert
- Wolfinger, Kirk
- Subject
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- Galilei, Galileo, 1564-1642
- Hale, George Ellery, 1868-1938
- Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft)
- Hubble Space Telescope (Spacecraft) -- Maintenance and repair
- Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories -- History
- Nonfiction television programs
- Orbiting astronomical observatories
- Orbiting astronomical observatories -- Maintenance and repair
- Reflecting telescopes -- California | Palomar, Mount -- History
- Science television programs
- Space rescue operations
- Space telescopes
- Space vehicles -- Optical equipment
- Telescopes
- Telescopes -- Design and construction | History
- Telescopes -- History
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Astronomical observatories
- Astronomy
- Astronomy -- History
- Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543
- Cosmology
- Discoveries in science
- Documentary television programs
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- 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
- 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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