Frontiers in space : exploring the universe with telescopes

Duration: 0:11:04

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1962

Creator: Encyclopaedia Britannica Films: Distributor | Indiana University Audio-Visual Center: Distributor

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Uses behind the scenes views in the Polomar Observatory to show astronomers using optical and radio telescopes to gather information about the universe. Describes how reflecting and refracting telescipes work and shows the world's largest reflecting telescope in operation. Explains the methods used by astronomers to obtain and analyze data about the stars.

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