Planet earth: the flaming sky

United States, 1960

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Indicates current scientific theories about the nature of auroras and their relationship to other phenomena in and about the earth and to events in the sun

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Credits

director

Paul Rader

producer

Lothar Wolff

production company

McGraw-Hill Films

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Duration

00:27:47:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1960

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

003810

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Solar flares

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Auroras

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Solar flares

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Sun - Observations

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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