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The Astronomy Dvd page has various related dvds in astronomy, the solar system,
the Planets, Carl Sagans Cosmos, Hubble Space Telescope and more.
Selection of Dvd to view or buy.
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Hubble -
15 Years of Discovery
On April 24th, 2005 the
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was orbit
around the Earth for 15 years. Hubble is
the most successful scientific project in the World. The European
Space Agency, ESA, decided to celebrate the anniversary
with the production of a Hubble 15th Anniversary movie
called Hubble - 15 Years Of Discovery. The movie covers
all aspects of the Hubble Space Telescope project: a
journey through the history, the trouble and the
scientific successes of Hubble.
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from:Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk |
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Stargaze:
Hubble's View of the Universe (2000)
This dvd captivates the
viewer with stunningly high-definition color images of
galaxies, nebulae, and heavenly bodies closer to home.
Each shot pans and lingers over the richly colored
pictures as unobtrusive narration in English, French,
German, or Spanish explains the history of the Hubble
mission, its targets, and what we've learned so far.
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Amazon.co.uk,
eCampus.com
Note:
Stargaze 2 is
the follow up from 2004.
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The Planets
Offers all eight 50-minute
episodes of the 1999 BBC Documentary TV Series covering
the history of the solar system and humanity's age-old
desire to learn its secrets. Detailed indexing and scene
access makes this a convenient reference source for
professional and amateur astronomers.
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A Space Story by Story Musgrave, Autographed DVD
from:TheSpaceStore.com
Take
a space journey with astronaut Story Musgrave on this
galactic DVD. "A Space Story" DVD is a galactic journey
with Story visiting the Hubble Space Telescope, viewing
Earth from Space, and reaching for the Heavens through the
eyes of Hubble with sounds from space music Luminaries (80
minutes on NTSC only). Poetry, music, images, launch
footage and more.
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L5 - First City in Space
(IMAX) Starring:
Martha Henry, Rachel Walker Director: Toni Myers, Allan
Kroeker
Set 100 years in the
future, L5: FIRST CITY IN SPACE is a story told in
flashback by the first child born in space. The film
combines incredible computer-generated imagery, actual
footage taken of space expeditions and scientific data
to create a compelling vision of how humans may live and
travel in our solar system in the next century. Release
Date: June, 2005.
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk |
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My Fantastic
Field Trip to the Planets (2005)
For kids. Learn about the
planets, enjoy the catchy music. Blast off with Jake on a
live-action, musical, outer space adventure featuring ten
original songs! Traveling inside his toy rocket, Jake's
survival depends on the help of nine friendly planets, who
magically talk and sing. Will Jake make it through the
dangerous asteroid belt? Can he get back home before his
mother discovers that he is gone? Songs combine fun lyrics
about the planets with memorable melodies for one big
whopping, planet-hopping experience that's out of this
world!
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk |
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The
Complete Cosmos - The Solar System / Discovery Into Deep
Space (2000)
The complete Channel 4 television series. Features the
episodes 'Hub Of The Planets', 'Earthspace', 'Mars, Life
And Impacts', 'Man In Space', 'Pioneers', 'Cosmic Focus'
and 'Deep Space'.
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Amazon.co.uk |
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Cosmos
Boxed Set (Collector's Edition) (1980)
Starring: Carl Sagan, Jonathan Fahn Director: Adrian
Malone
Astronomer Dr. Carl
Sagan is host and narrator of this 13-hour series that
originally aired on Public Broadcasting Stations in the
United States. Dr. Sagan describes the universe in a way
that appeals to a mass audience. Among Dr. Sagan's favorite topics are the origins of life, the
search for life on Mars, the infernal composition of the
atmosphere of Venus and a warning about a similar effect
taking place on Earth due to global pollution and the
"greenhouse effect", the lives of stars, interstellar
travel and the effects of attaining the speed of light,
the danger of mankind technologically self-destructing,
and the search, using radio technology, for intelligent
life in deep space.
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Space /
Hyperspace (USA)
Space is a visually
impressive six-part popular astronomy science series from
the BBC that follows their runaway successes Walking with
Dinosaurs and The Planets into the realm of lavish
computer animation. The host is Jurassic Park's Sam Neill.
He takes the viewer on journeys across the universe in
each half-hour segment with great special effects.
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Amazon.co.uk |
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The Creation of the
Universe |
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Voyage to the Planets and
Beyond Starring: David Suchet,
Martin McDougall Director: Joe Ahearne
This two-part science
fiction docu-drama examines the possibilities of a
dangerous, manned space mission to explore the inner and
outer planets of the Solar system.
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk |
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Other
DVDs
Sky Voyager 4-DVD Gift Set
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Binoculars.com
Four dramas of the universe brought to you with heart-pounding
realism. Over four-and-a-half hours of killer comets, ominous
asteroids, solar flares, coronal mass ejections, auroras,
supernovas, black holes, colliding stars and the plucky Mars
Exploration Rovers still on the go. This phenomenal gift set
includes: 'Comet Hunters / Asteroid Seekers', 'Danger!
Solar Storm', 'Searching for SuperStars'; and 'Wheels
on Mars'. Total Run Time for 4 DVD's: 285 minutes
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1. Comet
Hunters / Asteriod Seekers |
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Prepare for
impact. Join the watch for killer comets and ominous asteroids.
Spend the night on Kitt Peak with the SPACEWATCH Project
stalking the flying mega-mountains that could destroy us ... or
save us.
Total Run Time: 77 minutes |
2. Danger! Solar Storm |
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Is Earth’s
technology safe from the Sun’s fiery flare-ups? Go deep inside
NOAA’s Space Environment Center - the first place on Earth to
feel the Sun’s wrath.
Total Run Time: 55 minutes |
3. Searching for SuperStars
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Private and pro astronomers bag the biggest blasts the universe
has to offer. Visit Tenagra Observatories and meet 11
world-renown astrophysicists and a private astronomer on a quest
for the precise age of the Universe.
Total Run Time: 55 minutes |
4. Wheels on Mars |
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Close encounters
with the Rovers and the scientists who sent them. Top experts
from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and Cornell University share what
the Rovers found and why it matters so deeply. A companion to
the award-winning Eyes on Mars DVD.
Total Run Time: 98 minute |
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Ancient Mysteries - Astrology: Secrets in the
Stars (A&E DVD Archives) (2005)
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
Are the secrets truly written in
the heavens, or is the ancient practice of astrology further
evidence of mankind's need to seek fate and meaning beyond the
"real" world?
Cosmic Voyage
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
Shot in the IMAX process,
this combined live-action and computer-generated production give us
a sweeping view of the universe.
Meteors: Fire in the Sky DVD
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A&E Shop
Elaborate computer graphics and visits to impact sites worldwide
highlight this look at the extra-terrestrial visitors that have
helped shape our planet.
Nova - The Elegant Universe
(2003) Starring:
Michael Duff, Brian Greene Director: Julia Cort, Joseph
McMaster
Buy from:
Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
Based on
Brian Greene's book, this three-part Nova program should
do for physics what Cosmos did for astronomy. Greene hosts
the program on the relative new concept of String Theory,
a potential (and explosive) answer to the Holy Grail of
science: a single, ultimate theory for everything.
Nova Origins
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
Has the universe always
existed? How did it become a place that could harbor life? Are we
alone, or are there alien worlds waiting to be discovered? NOVA
presents some startling new answers in Origins, a groundbreaking
four-part NOVA miniseries.
Life Beyond Earth
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
The question of whether
we are alone in the universe has intrigued humanity for centuries,
and journalist Timothy Ferris presents an extensive look at the
quandary in this fascinating and beautifully produced program from
PBS.
6 CDs or 1 DVD:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope High Resolution Pictures: Galaxy, Star &
Astronomy Photos from Hubble
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Amazon.com
 Collection of
NASA Hubble space telescope photography, complete with almost 4
Gigabytes of amazing high resolution pictures, images and photos. If
you love the telescope, the study of astronomy, awesome looking
stars and NASA space pictures, photos and images, you will fall in
love with this compilation. Included in the following 6 volumes are
pictures of: Galaxies, Stars, Planets, Comets, Black Holes, Moons,
and so much more! Over 450 pictures and 3.7 gigs of images...that's
over 6 CD's full and continues to grow everyday. This collection of
pictures is the largest hi-resolution anthology of astronomy photos
on the Web. These Pictures were created by NASA. They may not be
used for endorsement as regulated by NASA copyright laws.
National Geographic:
Asteroids Deadly Impact
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
Asteroids and comets:
Every year, millions of these "stray bullets" streak through the
skies, and tons of small meteorites strike our planet! Some 65
million years ago, dinosaurs were wiped off the face of the earth -
in what many believe was the aftermath of a massive cosmic
collision. Could something like this happen again? Scientists
believe that the impact of an asteroid only a mile wide would be
globally catastrophic. Join extraordinary geologist Eugene Shoemaker
and his wife Carolyn who have remapped the heavens with their
discoveries of more than 30 comets and hundreds of asteroids. Now
that we know what's out there, how can we defend ourselves?
Our Solar System DVD
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Amazon.com
The universe, filled with billions of stars, galaxies, and
nebulas, has been ever-changing from the beginning of
time. Learn about our planet and those with which we share
our solar system. Award Winner: International Film & Video
Festival Silver Screen Award for computer animation
Understanding The Universe
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Amazon.com,
Amazon.co.uk
Narrated by actress Candice
Bergen. Get a close-up look at our sun, nebulas and
supernovas, capture by the Hubble Space Telescope. Listen
via satellite to echoes of the Big Bang. See how "red
Shift" among the stars suggests that our universe if much
younger than previously thought. Visit the set of Star
Trek: Voyager and ponder the questions, could black holes
be "worm holes," or shortcuts to other worlds?
Understanding the Universe boldly goes where no television
show has gone before.
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