Demonstrates the principle and construction of telescopes. Shows by animation the binaries, trinaries, the variables and why they vary, galaxies and galactic rotation. Shows also what will happen to the Big Dipper in 100,000 years and illustrates the theory of the expanding universe.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003452
Language
English
Subject categories
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Double stars
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Expanding universe
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Galaxies
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar system
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Space sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Stars
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)