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Date: 15 Sep 2007 05:56:20
From: W. Watson
Subject: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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Any nominations for good educational DVDs on astronomy for public
consumption? I'll throw out one, Cosmic Voyage by Imax. Another possibility
is one by NASA on the use of spectroscopy in astronomy. I can't think of the
name of it now, but will post it later. It's really a VHS tape; however, in
for those that have some modest software that can turn a tape into a DVD
that might work. I'm quite sure the video is about 30 minutes and a simple
menuless DVD could easily be produced. I've shown the tape at some public
meetings, and it was well received. Ah, The Milky Way's Invisible Light.
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Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net >
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 19:36:40
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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W. Watson wrote:
> Any nominations for good educational DVDs on astronomy for public
> consumption? I'll throw out one, Cosmic Voyage by Imax. Another
> possibility is one by NASA on the use of spectroscopy in astronomy. I
> can't think of the name of it now, but will post it later. It's really a
> VHS tape; however, in for those that have some modest software that can
> turn a tape into a DVD that might work. I'm quite sure the video is
> about 30 minutes and a simple menuless DVD could easily be produced.
> I've shown the tape at some public meetings, and it was well received.
> Ah, The Milky Way's Invisible Light.
Some I think are excellent--that have enough emotion an
drama to appeal to a broad audience.
-Sam
Harmonies of the World, Cosmos-3
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/CosmosNotes/cosmos3.htm
Kepler's Three Laws - MU-21
The Kepler Problem - MU-22
http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html
Inertia (Galileo) - MU-4
Kepler to Einstein - MU-25
http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html
To The Moon, Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2610tothemoon.html
Mars: Dead or Alive - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/program.html
Mysteries of Deep Space: The Search for Alien Worlds - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/broadcast/trans3.html
Impacts - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2212doom.html
Solar Blast - Nova
Mysteries of Deep Space: To the Edge of the Universe - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/broadcast/trans1.html
Mysteries of Deep Space: Exploding Stars and Black Holes - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/broadcast/trans2.html
Monster of the Milky Way - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blackhole/program.html
Runaway Universe - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2713universe.html
Origins: Back to the Beginning - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3114_origins.html
Origins: Earth is Born - Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3111_origins.html
Life Beyond Earth - Ferris
http://www.pbs.org/lifebeyondearth/
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 14:28:40
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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That's a very good list. I copied many of the MU programs onto VHS from many
years back when they were regularly shown on educational TV. I see the MU
series are on DVDs, but it looks like they are not available individually.
Is it possible to get the Cosmos-3 on DVD?
Sam Wormley wrote:
> W. Watson wrote:
>> Any nominations for good educational DVDs on astronomy for public
>> consumption? I'll throw out one, Cosmic Voyage by Imax. Another
>> possibility is one by NASA on the use of spectroscopy in astronomy. I
>> can't think of the name of it now, but will post it later. It's really
>> a VHS tape; however, in for those that have some modest software that
>> can turn a tape into a DVD that might work. I'm quite sure the video
>> is about 30 minutes and a simple menuless DVD could easily be
>> produced. I've shown the tape at some public meetings, and it was well
>> received. Ah, The Milky Way's Invisible Light.
>
>
> Some I think are excellent--that have enough emotion an
> drama to appeal to a broad audience.
> -Sam
>
>
>
> Harmonies of the World, Cosmos-3
> http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/CosmosNotes/cosmos3.htm
>
> Kepler's Three Laws - MU-21
> The Kepler Problem - MU-22
> http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html
>
> Inertia (Galileo) - MU-4
> Kepler to Einstein - MU-25
> http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html
>
> To The Moon, Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2610tothemoon.html
>
> Mars: Dead or Alive - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/mars/program.html
>
> Mysteries of Deep Space: The Search for Alien Worlds - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/broadcast/trans3.html
>
> Impacts - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2212doom.html
>
> Solar Blast - Nova
>
> Mysteries of Deep Space: To the Edge of the Universe - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/broadcast/trans1.html
>
> Mysteries of Deep Space: Exploding Stars and Black Holes - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/deepspace/broadcast/trans2.html
>
> Monster of the Milky Way - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blackhole/program.html
>
> Runaway Universe - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2713universe.html
>
> Origins: Back to the Beginning - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3114_origins.html
>
> Origins: Earth is Born - Nova
> http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/3111_origins.html
>
> Life Beyond Earth - Ferris
> http://www.pbs.org/lifebeyondearth/
>
>
--
Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net >
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 22:28:09
From: Sam Wormley
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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W. Watson wrote:
> That's a very good list. I copied many of the MU programs onto VHS from
> many years back when they were regularly shown on educational TV. I see
> the MU series are on DVDs, but it looks like they are not available
> individually. Is it possible to get the Cosmos-3 on DVD?
All 52 MU episodes can be watched online
http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html
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Date: 16 Sep 2007 12:05:31
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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Thanks. I'll use that as a reference. I have them all on VHS. DVD is a bit
more convenient these days. I think a DVD player consumes less power than a
VCR player. There are times when I take videos out to the observing area
where all I have is a good battery to power a video/comp projector and a player.
Sam Wormley wrote:
> W. Watson wrote:
>> That's a very good list. I copied many of the MU programs onto VHS
>> from many years back when they were regularly shown on educational TV.
>> I see the MU series are on DVDs, but it looks like they are not
>> available individually. Is it possible to get the Cosmos-3 on DVD?
>
> All 52 MU episodes can be watched online
> http://www.learner.org/resources/series42.html
--
Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net >
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 13:59:55
From: SZumbo
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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> Any nominations for good educational DVDs on astronomy for public
> consumption?
Great question! You sent me scurrying to my video shelf. In no particular
order, and these are only VHS, but I can recommend these:
Comet Odyssey from Cyanogen Productions, Inc.
Sail on, Voyager part of a series called Infinite Voyage
Voyager mission to Jupiter and Saturn from Finley Holiday Films
Jupiter, Saturn, & Uranus: the Voyager missions from Finley Holiday Films
The Man Who Colors Stars: the life and work of David Malin the world's top
Astrophotographer
The Finley holiday films are probably a bit dated now. I remember the
narration being a bit ponderous, but with some great visuals. Reading and
hearing about the Voyager missions has grown on me even though I followed
them with eager interest when they occurred. As participants say in the
films, the spacecraft and the planet were constantly surprising the
investigators. I find the observational science fascinating, and it's
thrilling to see technicians overcome the technical challenges of each
mission encounter. I can do without the evolutionary model being taken as
fact, however.
Comet Odyssey is a neat documentary of amateur astrophotographers capturing
time lapse photography of comet Hyakutake during its apparition in 1996.
Steve
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 12:08:51
From: W. Watson
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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Thanks. Don't forget the Timothy Ferris Astro programs come up soon on PBS.
SZumbo wrote:
>> Any nominations for good educational DVDs on astronomy for public
>> consumption?
>
> Great question! You sent me scurrying to my video shelf. In no particular
> order, and these are only VHS, but I can recommend these:
>
> Comet Odyssey from Cyanogen Productions, Inc.
> Sail on, Voyager part of a series called Infinite Voyage
> Voyager mission to Jupiter and Saturn from Finley Holiday Films
> Jupiter, Saturn, & Uranus: the Voyager missions from Finley Holiday Films
> The Man Who Colors Stars: the life and work of David Malin the world's top
> Astrophotographer
>
> The Finley holiday films are probably a bit dated now. I remember the
> narration being a bit ponderous, but with some great visuals. Reading and
> hearing about the Voyager missions has grown on me even though I followed
> them with eager interest when they occurred. As participants say in the
> films, the spacecraft and the planet were constantly surprising the
> investigators. I find the observational science fascinating, and it's
> thrilling to see technicians overcome the technical challenges of each
> mission encounter. I can do without the evolutionary model being taken as
> fact, however.
>
> Comet Odyssey is a neat documentary of amateur astrophotographers capturing
> time lapse photography of comet Hyakutake during its apparition in 1996.
>
> Steve
>
>
--
Wayne Watson (Nevada City, CA)
Web Page: <speckledwithStars.net >
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Date: 15 Sep 2007 15:26:11
From: VicXnews
Subject: Re: Favorite (Educational) Astronomy DVDs?
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"W. Watson" <wolf_tracks@invalid.com > wrote in
news:KCQGi.2483$4J3.487@newssvr22.news.prodigy.net:
> Any nominations for good educational DVDs on astronomy for public
> consumption? I'll throw out one, Cosmic Voyage by Imax. Another
> possibility is one by NASA on the use of spectroscopy in astronomy. I
> can't think of the name of it now, but will post it later. It's really a
> VHS tape; however, in for those that have some modest software that can
> turn a tape into a DVD that might work. I'm quite sure the video is
> about 30 minutes and a simple menuless DVD could easily be produced.
> I've shown the tape at some public meetings, and it was well received.
> Ah, The Milky Way's Invisible Light.
BBC's Space...
http://stage6.divx.com/user/Blayde666/video/1631648/Beeb-Space---ep3---Black-Holes
http://stage6.divx.com/user/Blayde666/video/1630012/Beeb-Space---ep1---Star-Stuff
http://stage6.divx.com/user/Blayde666/video/1630975/Beeb-Space---ep2---Staying-Alive
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