4 Astronomy DVD's

[Fred Ley]

Want to share these four titles that I picked up last year. They are for the region 1, U.S., dvd players.

 

I enjoyed all four of them. Hawaiian Starlight is somewhat exceptional to me. It primarily shows time-lapse cinematography of the day and night sky from Mauna Kea and the various domes. There are sections that present still images taken through the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope. It has a wonderful soundtrack too.

 

Being a great admirer of George Ellery Hale, the person who brought the 40-inch Yerkes, the 60 and 100-inch Mt. Wilson and the 200-inch Mt. Palomar telescopes into existence, I found this program to be quite interesting as it also addresses the 40, 60 and 100 telescopes too.

 

400 Years of the Telescope also is quite enjoyable as the title speaks for itself.

 

Seeing In The Dark by Timothy Ferris is closer to the amateur astronomer and very well done.

 

There are lengthier reviews on the internet if one is interested.

 

-Fred

[kkokkolis]

Έχω δει το 400 Years of the Telescope και είναι εκπληκτικό.