DVD

Our night sky / the Teaching Company ; Jupiterimages Corporation ; producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate.

Murphy, Edward. (Author). Rhoades, Zachary, (film producer.). Tate, Jay. (Added Author). Jupiterimages Corporation. (Added Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

Summary:

Presents 12 lectures by Edward M. Murphy on astronomy. You'll learn how to use a star map and how to read coordinates to locate planets, constellations and other objects in the night sky.

Record details

ISBN: 159803667X
ISBN: 9781598036671
ISBN: 9780961320751
ISBN: 0961320753
Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (386 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 85 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm), 1 planisphere.
Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., [2010]
Copyright: ©2010

Content descriptions

General Note:	Course no. 1846. Lectures produced in 2007.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Guidebook includes bibliography (pages 76-85).
Formatted Contents Note:	DISC 1. The constellations and their stars (33 min.) -- Seeing and navigating the sky (34 min.) -- Using binoculars and backyard telescopes (30 min.) -- Observing the moon and the sun (33 min.) -- Observing the planets with a telescope (34 min.) -- Meteor showers, comets, eclipses, and more (33 min.). DISC 2. The northern sky and the north celestial pole (32 min.) -- The fall sky (31 min.) -- The winter sky (32 min.) -- The spring sky (31 min.) -- The summer sky (31 min.) -- The southern sky and the milky way (32 min.).
Restrictions on Access Note:	For home use or face-to-face teaching.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Dan Shine.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecturer, Edward M. Murphy, Ph. D., University of Virginia.
Target Audience Note:	College students and adults.
System Details Note:	DVD, NTSC.