Stargazing
(DVD) 

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Published
[United States] : PBS Distribution, 2011.
Format
DVD
Language
English
UPC
841887014991

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General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally broadcast on PBS in 2007-2010.
General Note
Special features: Commentary and digital teacher's guide on select programs ; In Hale's shadow: a fascinating look at future telescopes.
Creation/Production Credits
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.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
400 years of the telescope [DVD QB 63 STA pt.1]: "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.
Description
Hubble's amazing rescue [DVD QB 63 STA pt.2]: 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.
Description
Journey to Palomar [DVD QB 63 STA pt.3]: 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.
Description
Seeing in the dark [DVD QB 63 STA pt.4]: A documentary capturing the joys and wonders of stargazing, featuring never-before-seen astronomical photography.
Description
Telescope: Hunting the edge of space [DVD QB 63 STA pt.5]: 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.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (enhanced for 16:9 televisions); Dolby Digital stereo and 5.1 surround.
Language
Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Koenig, K., Goldsmith, D., Van Helden, A., Tyson, N. d., Slater, M., Pereira, F. L., Wolfinger, K., DeNooyer, R., Huttemann, D., Mason, T., LaMarche, M., Mason, R., Ferris, T., Ashcroft, N., Zecca, C., Sanders, J. O., Jones, P., & Axelrod, D. (2011). Stargazing . PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kris. Koenig et al.. 2011. Stargazing. PBS Distribution.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Kris. Koenig et al.. Stargazing PBS Distribution, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Koenig, Kris., et al. Stargazing PBS Distribution, 2011.

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