UM Astronomy Resources: Videos

UM Astronomy Resources

Videos

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Resource Type Query
Title/Name	LabelID	Description
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Space	E1	Introduction to outer space for children. Covers topics including Jupiter?s Red Spot, meteorites on Earth, and a voyage to the nearest star. 49 minutes in length.
Comets and Asteroids	C24	Cosmic Travelers Series: Program examines effects of past impacts of comets and asteroids on Earth and elsewhere in solar system. Also discusses plans to protect from another impact
Sudden Impact: Meteors	C22	Part of the Cosmic Travelers series; Re-enactments of meteorite impacts. 3-D animations of impacts and possible strategies to protect Earth
Final Target: Planet Earth	C23	Part of the Cosmic Travelers Series. Explores the present efforts to locate and observe objects that might impact the Earth
Understanding the Universe	D09	Learning Channel production narrated by Candice Bergen dicusses many current cosmological theories
Bigger, Better, Faster	E11	Part of the Science Odyssey Series. Discusses the development of technology in the 20th century
Where is the rest of the Universe?	A01	Astronomers Series 1991 - Vera Rubin and Tony Tyson talk about the quest for dark matter.
Searching for Black Holes	A02	Astronomers series 1991 John Conway and efforts to coordinate radio telescopes in the very long baseline project. Jessie Greenstein and quasars.
A Window to Creation	A03	Astronomers Series 1991 Joint efforts by American and Japanese scientists to discover the nature of the cosmic background radiation
Waves of the Future	A04	Astronomers Series 1991 Leonard Grishchuk and Kip Thorne's quest to prove the existence of gravity waves. Includes a discussion between Grishchuck and Stephen Hawking.
Stardust	A05	Astronomers Series 1991 Discusses the life cycle of stars and what astronomers learned from Supernova 1987A. Features astronomer Hans Berte
The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean	A07	Cosmos 1980 Overview of what can be found in the universe and our place it in.
One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue	A07	Cosmos 1980 Focuses on the development of life on Earth and what life elsewhere in the solar system might be like.
The Harmony of Worlds	A08	Cosmos Series 1980 Historical look at Kepler's contributions to astronomy
Heaven & Hell	A08	Cosmos series 1980 Comparison of Earth and Venus with discussion of the fragile nature of Earth's biosphere.
Backbone of Night	A10	Cosmos Series 1980
Travels in Space and Time	A10	Cosmos Series 1980
Prospecting for Planets	A06	Astronomers Series 1991 Discussion of methods used for searching for other planets. This predates the actual discovery of any planetary systems.
The Lives of Stars	A11	Cosmos 1980 A look at stellar evolution
The Edge of Forever	A11	Cosmos 1980 - Currently missing
Blues for a Red Planet	A09	Cosmos 1980 Focuses on the discoveries made by the Viking missions to Mars
Traveler's Tale	A09	Cosmos Series 1980 Discusses Voyager's discoveries during the Jupiter and Saturn flybys.
The Persistance of Memory	A12	Cosmos series 1980 Discussion of the human brain
Encyclopedia Galactica	A12	Cosmos Series 1980 Discussion of the SETI program and debunking of UFO reports
Who Speaks for Earth?	A13	Cosmos Series 1980 Plea for a global perspective to end nuclear arms race. Tells the story of the matyrdom of Hypatia.
Quest for Planet Mars	A14	Space Age Series 1992 Discusses past Mars exploration and future possibilities
Celestial Sentinals	A15	Space Age Series 1992 Focuses on the various roles played by man-made satellites in orbit around the Earth
The Unexpected Universe	A16	Space Age Series 1992 Currently missing
To the Moon and Beyond	A17	Space Age Series 1992 Speculation about the colonization of the Moon.
Mission to Planet Earth	A18	Space Age Series 1992 Discussion of the use of technology designed to study space turned back on Earth itself and what we have learned from such study
What's a Heaven for?	A19	Space Age Series 1992 A discussion on the future of space exploration
The Expanding Universe	A20	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
How Big is the Universe	A21	Introduces the concept of light year and looking into space as looking into the past. Various analogies are given for distances are given as well as rocket travel time to distance objects .
Gravity in Space	A22	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
Gravity and Weightq	A23	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
Fusion and Energy	A24	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
Evolution of a Star	A25	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
Tapping the Sun's Power	A26	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
Pulsars and Quasars	A27	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
Cosmology	A28	Series of 15 minute lessons on topic
The Living Machine	B01	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
The Blue Planet	B02	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
The Climate Puzzle	B03	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
Tales from Other Worlds	B04	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
Gifts from the Earth	B05	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
The Solar Sea	B06	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
Fate of Earth	B07	Planet Earth Series 1985 Series features scientists James Lovelock, James Hayes, Rich Muller, and Robin Stebbins
The Aurora Explained	B08	An explaination of the processes behind the aurora. 1992
The Blue Planet	B09	An IMAX film of images of the Earth filmed by shuttle astronauts in orbit.
The Third Planet	B10	Part of the 1987 Miracle Planet series - This episode focuses on the origins of earth and why it was conducive to the formation of life.
Life on Earth	B11	1986 documentary by David Attenborough. A look at creatures alive on Earth today from an evolutionary perspective
The Record of the Rocks	B12	1988 film focusing on the discoveries about past life that can be made through the fossils found in the Grand Canyon.
Meteorites-Menace from the Sky	B13	A discussion of the historical and scientific role of meteorites in our world
The Bermuda Triangle	B14	1976 Nova investigating disappearances at the Bermuda Triangle.
Predictable Disaster	B15	1988 Nova investigating methods of predicting earthquakes
Voyager:Mission to Jupiter and Saturn	C01	ASP produced video of Voyager images
Voyager: Neptune Encounter Highlights	C02	ASP produced video of Voyager images
Flying by the Planets	C03	ASP produced video of Voyager images
The Infinite Voyage	C04	ASP produced video of Voyager images
The Voyager Odyssey	C05	ASP produced video of Voyager images
Uranus: I Will See Such Things/Miranda the Movie	C06	ASP produced video of Voyager images
The CRAF & Cassini Mission	C07	ASP produced video of Voyager images
The Planets	C08	Overview of the planets in the Solar System and their moons. Hosted by Patrick Stewart.
Life on Mars	C09	Images of Mars from NASA & JPL, discussion of NASA's announcement of life on Mars; past/present/future of humans and the red planet.
The Perfect Stargazer	C10	ASP produced video
HST:Report from Orbit	C11	1991 film focusing on the early (pre-repair) work done by the Hubble Space Telescope
History of Space Flight	C12	Tracks the evolution of space flight from von Braun to future speculation
To the Moon	C13	Focuses on the history of space flight with the Moon as the ultimate goal - von Braun to Apollo 11
Beyond the Moon	C14	Covers the Apollo program and speculations about where space exploration might go next.
The Moon & Man	C15	NASA produced video on the Apollo program
Solar Atmospheres	C16
Explosion on the Sun	C17
The Great Eclipse 1991	C18	A film about the 1991 eclipse and a group of people observing it.
Our Star the Sun - Journey through the Solar Syste	C19	Observations of the Sun from ground and from Skylab are covered with an emphasis on spectroscopy and non-optical wavelengths. Nearly every solar phenomenon is covered (ie. flares, prominences, sunspots, etc.) with lots of pretty pictures.
Comets	C20	Prentice Hall produced video on comets
Mars: Past, Present, Future	C21	An examination of what we know about the planet Mars and what we would like to find out
Black Holes and Warped Space Time	D01	Lecture given by William Kaufmann at Universe 92 in Madison, Wisconsin
Supernova II	D02	NASA Core video
So Many Galaxies, So Little Time	D03	A film written and narrated by Margaret Geller the work conducted by her and her team in their efforts to map the universe
Where Galaxies Are	D04	A film written and narrated by Margret Geller explaining the results and conclusions drawn from her efforts to map the universe
Universe	D05	ASP produced video on cosmology
The Creation of the Universe	D06	Timothy Farris looks at the quest to understand the big bang though GUT theories. Includes extensive footage of Stephen Hawkings discussing his ideas. 1985
Yohkoh: Soft X-ray Telescope	D07	Lockheed produced video
Black Holes	D08	1997 film featuring slick computer animation of black holes and footage from the Simpsons 3-D episode that explores a black hole.
Outer Space: Way Out There	E01	Bill Nye the Science Guy's general astronomy concepts
Astronomy 101- A Family Learning Adventure	E02	Mother and daughter share their experience on how to start exploring the night sky, use of telescopes, movement of the constellations.
Cosmic Voyage	E03	National Air and Space Museum IMAX film based on the "Powers of Ten". Computer-generated images accompany this tour across 42 orders of magnitude. Narrated by Morgan Freeman. (See Gretchen Walker to borrow this tape).
Powers of Ten	E04	Original version of the famous film about scale
The Quest for Contact	E05	A NASA and SETI produced video about SETI projects
Contact SETI	E06
Cosmic Clips: Animations from Astronomer	E07	Collection of animations illustrating various astronomical concepts
BIMA: Unveiling the Hidden Universe	E08	video outlining work done by BIMA
NASA: Video Release from CNN	E09
ABCNews Nightline:"Big Bang Theory"	E10	this is a recording of the segment of Nightline aired on April 24, 1992, entitled, Big Bang Theory?. Approximately 23 minutes in length.
The Hunt for Alien Worlds	E13	Discussion of the search for other planets CURRENTLY MISSING
Mysteries of the Universe	E12	Part of the 1998 Science Odyssey Series An exploration of what was learned about the universe in the 20th century.
Planetary Motion and Kepler's Laws		Part of the Explorations in Space and Time series. Transferred from old 16mm film to video
The Motions of Stars		Part of the Explorations in Space and Time series. Transferred from old 16mm film to video
The Motions of Attracting Bodies		Part of the Explorations in Space and Time series. Transferred from old 16mm film to video
Algol: The Demon Star		Part of the Explorations in Space and Time series. Transferred from old 16mm film to video
SOHO		Movie for Maryland Day 04/28/01
Lenses and Mirrors	E13	Explanation of basic scientific concepts related to lenses and mirrors with breaks allowing for teacher/student discussion.
Color & Light	E14	Explanation of basic scientific concepts related to color and light with breaks allowing for teacher/student discussion
The Milky Way's Invisible Light	D10	ASP video on the universe as seen through other wavelengths
Cosmos DVD	A29	The Cosmos series on DVD

Last Updated: Thursday October 04, 2007 by Elizabeth Warner