Astronomy for You

  • January 1959
  • 6hrs

    15mins

  • Documentary
  • Directed by

    Alan Beaumont,

    Starring

    James S. Pickering,

    A series of programs designed for the adult layman who has a curiosity about the skies and the makeup of the universe in which we live. The terms used during the series are fully explained and materials from a number of great observatories and institutions of learning are used for visual illustration. It begins with the solar system and works outward, stimulating interest in this area and awakening a desire for further study and investigation.