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·       Each DVD contains about nine programs, around two hours each title, (except Eyes on the Skies, 60 minutes.)

·       Play all regions. *USA buyers please note: DVDs are encoded for PAL and may not work in some US NTSC players.

·       All titles are now in Widescreen 16:9 (except Hubble 15 years) and have English subtitles

·       Is it worth getting the new titles if you already have the old ones?

-        Spaceflight – hasn’t changed much. 10 minutes new material on Space station. New edits of Apollo 11, Astronauts’ slideshow and Earth from Space – so probably not!

-        Solar System News – has 42 minutes of new material, mainly on Mars (Rover updates, MRO and Life on Mars) and Saturn (Equinox news of rings and aurorae, Titan and Enceladus) plus Messenger orbit news, plus Asteroid Lutetia and the Deep Impact Comet mission.

-        Universe News – has 70 minutes of new material including Orion Nebula, Black Holes, lots on Exoplanets, Galaxies, the Cosmos and new programs on photographing the Night Sky. So certainly worth updating, as over 60% of the DVD is new material.

 

Spaceflight 2011 (DVD‑10)

Looks at 50 years of Spaceflight including early launches, the Apollo Program, Space Shuttle and International Space Station.

 

1. NASA 50 years                  

2. Project Mercury                 

3. Gemini                               

4. Apollo 11                           

5. Apollo Highlights        

6. Skylab‑ Astronaut activity    

7. Space Shuttle                     

8. International Space Stat.    

9. Future Missions                 

Extras: Astronauts’ slideshow, Earth from Space, Mars Rovers.

124 minutes total

 

 

Solar System News 2011 (DVD‑20)

 Covers each of the planets, with the latest news about space probes sent to explore them.

 

1. Introduction/ Summary           

2. Mercury (Messenger)        

3. Venus  (Express)              

4. Earth and Moon               

5. Mars (Rovers & Orbiters)       

6. Jupiter (Galileo)                     

7. Saturn (Cassini)                

8. Uranus (Voyager 2)          

9. Neptune (Voyager 2)        

Extras: Sun, Asteroids, Comets, Dwarf Planets and Trailers.

122 minutes total.

 

 

Universe News  2011 (DVD‑30)

A series of podcasts from Hubble and ESA featuring the latest news about the Cosmos.

 

1. Stars (introduction)                

2. Star Birth (Nebulae)           

3. Star Death                         

4.. Star Clusters

5. Exoplanets

6. Galaxies

7. Galaxy Clusters

8 . The Cosmos                     

9. The Night Sky                  

Extras: Best of Hubble and Outback Sky  (with music only)

      

128 minutes total.

 

 

Hubble - 15 years of Discovery (DVD‑40)

Features the story of the development of the Hubble Space Telescope, its early problems, repair and the discoveries and images made with the Scope.

 

1. The Hubble Story                 

2. Hubble up close                

3. Planetary Tales                    

4. Lives of Stars                       

5. Cosmic Collisions             

6. Monsters in Space                

7. Gravitational Illusions            

8. Birth & death of Universe     

9. Looking to the end of time

Plus lots of bonus programs

                                           

133 minutes total.

 

Eyes on the Skies (DVD‑50)

The story of the Telescope, its initial development, advances and modern telescopes and their features.

 

1. New views of the Skies         

2. Bigger is Better                 

3. Technology to the Rescue 

4. From Silver to Silicon           

5. Seeing the Invisible           

6. Beyond Earth                       

7. What’s Next?                   

Bonus programs on making the program and International Year of Astronomy.

                                           

60 minutes total.

 

 

 

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Other DVDs    

 

 

Voyage to the Planets DVD (ABC series, $25)

 

This excellent series, seen on ABC TV, is a traveller’s guide to leaving earth, narrated by Richard Roxburgh. Features some great graphics and images of the Solar system. Two disc set has six 50 minute programs:

1.     Mars

2.     Jupiter

3.     Saturn

4.     Uranus and Neptune

5.     Venus and Mercury

6.     Pluto and Beyond.

Total: 313min. 2-disc set.

 

 

 

 

History of Australian Art $12

 

Featuring many of Australia’s favourite artists from the first 200 years of our history, this program features over 100 works of Art including paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs. Covers colonial art, the Heidelberg school and Australian Impressionism, the modern and abstract movements. Artists include Roberts, Streeton, Conder, McCubbin, Dobell, Drysdale, Tucker, Boyd, Nolan, Hans Heysen, Brack, Blackman, Smart and Whiteley. No subtitles. 80 min.

 

 

 

 

 

Burke and Wills  $12

 

To commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Expedition in 2010-11, this 35-minute program has been produced from original paintings and drawings from the time and recent location photos.

Extras: Across Australia (9 min) and Aboriginal Impressions (4 min) are collections of photographs and drawings set to music and natural bush sounds. 50 Study Frames provide extra information about the explorers, maps, documents and photos. No subtitles. 48 min.

 

 

 

 

 

Burke and Wills CD and DVD   $15

 

Contains the DVD (left) and the original 35-minute presentation in CD format. Also includes a 64-page study guide with notes for teachers and student activities. No subtitles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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