Hubblecast 24 Special: Beyond Earth
In this new Hubblecast episode, Dr. J guides us through the sixth chapter of Eyes on the Skies, the International Astronomical Union's movie celebrating the telescope on its 400th anniversary in 2009.
There's no better place for a telescope than space itself. Above the Earth's atmosphere observations are no longer hampered by air turbulence, so telescopic images of distant stars and galaxies are razor-sharp. Unlike a ground-based telescope, an instrument in Earth orbit can operate twenty-four hours a day and reach every part of the sky. Observing from space also makes it possible to study types of radiation that are otherwise absorbed by the atmosphere. Little wonder that the Hubble Space Telescope has made so many contributions to astronomy. And Hubble is not alone — more than 100 space observatories have been launched since the 1960s.Watch this Hubblecast episode and find out more.
Credit:ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)
Visual design & Editing: Martin Kornmesser
Animations: Martin Kornmesser & Luis Calçada
Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida
Written by: Govert Schilling & Lars Lindberg Christensen
Presented by: Dr Joe Liske (Dr J)
Narration: Howard Cooper & Bob Fosbury
Cinematography: Peter Rixner
Music: movetwo
Footage and photos: for a complete list of credits, please check this link
Directed by: Lars Lindberg Christensen
About the Video
Id: | hubblecast24a |
Release date: | 11 December 2008, 16:30 |
Related announcements: | ann0825 |
Duration: | 10 m 00 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
Category: | HD Hubblecast |