These are available upon request to be included with a
Planetarium lesson.
Or they may be viewed in the classroom by clicking on the link following
each video description.
You may have to download and install the free Flash Player software.
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What Is A Planet?
Through the use
of 3D animation learn about the history behind the discussion defining "What is
a planet?" and what are some of the traits that may be associated with the
definition of a planet.(7 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
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Explore Mars
Mars Phoenix Lander Mission
How difficult is to
get a space craft to the surface of Mars? (6 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Hunting for Habitats: Launched
successfuly in August 2007, the Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA's
Scout Program. Phoenix is designed to study the history of water and
habitability potential in the Martian arctic's ice-rich soil. (4 minutes)
Click here to view the Hunting for Habitats video.
Click here for activities related to this mission,
or go to the Mars Phoenix Lander mission web site.
EDL Simulation
This is a simulation of the Entry, Descent, and Landing phases of the
spacecraft as it transitions from traveling through interplanetary space at more than 12,000 miles per
hour to slowing down through the thin Martian atmosphere to 0 mph at touchdown. This simulation runs in a real-time
setting of the 7-8 minutes that EDL lasts. Very interesting is that due to the distance between Earth and Mars,
the time that it takes for the radio signal indicating EDL has begun to reach Earth is longer then the actual EDL. In other
words, EDL will be over before we get the signal that it has begun!
Click here to view this video.
Mars Phoenix Lander-Launch and Landing Animation
The Mars
Phoenix Lander was successfully launched on on August 4th an di snow on its
way to Mars for landing at the Marian north pole during May 2008. This is an animation
showing the liftoff from Earth, its landing sequence through the Martian atmosphere,
And the opening of the science instruments following touchdown.
Click here to view this video.
6 Minutes of Terror
EDL, Entry, Descent, and Landing is a video that describes the last
several minutes of the voyage between Earth and Mars as the Mars rovers enters
the Martian atmosphere and has to reduce its speed from about 12000 mph to 0 mph
for a safe landing on the surface. Video animation with comments from mission
engineers and scientists. (6 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Mars Exploration Rover
Video animation showing in great detail the various events that take place
from liftoff to rover roll out on the surface of Mars. (9 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here to go to the Mars Rover mission web site for two activities.
3 Years On Mars
A 'news reel' type
of presentation about the two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity as they continue
working more than 3 years after the planned mission end. (3 minutes)
Click here to view the video about the rover Opportunity.
Click here to view the video about the rover Spirit.
Mars Science Laboratory
Follow the Mars Science
Laboratory as it goes through the entry, descent, and landing phase of its mission to Mars. This
computer animation is based on the rover mission to be launched in the fall of 2009. (6 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here
for activities related to the exploration of Mars, or go to the Mars Science Laboratory mission web site.
Valles 3 D
A computer
generated animation of a flight over the Mariner Valles, the 'grand canyon' on
Mars. (4 minutes)
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Explore Saturn
Ring World 2
An
informative look at the Cassini/Huygens mission to explore the planet Saturn, and
its moons, in particular the large moon Titan. (34 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here for activities related to the exploration of Saturn, or
go to the Cassini mission web site.
Saturn Essay
Music and images
from the Cassini/Huygens mission to Saturn highlighting some of the accomplishments
of this mission. (6 minutes)
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Passport to Pluto
Embark on
a deep-space adventure with the New Horizons team as it prepares for the
first-ever mission to Pluto. Get an insiders look at this historic NASA endeavor,
a story that begins with the discovery of Pluto in 1930. (53 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here for activities related to this mission,
or to go to the New Horizons mission web site.
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Hubble: 15 Years of Discovery
These films
are from the ESA, European Space Agency, and offer highlights of the many
discoveries made by HST scientists
Lives of Stars - (12 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Planetary Tales - (8 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Monsters in Space - (8 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Cosmic Collisions - (8 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Gravitational Illusions - (6 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Birth and Death of the Universe - (6 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Click here to go to the ESA web site
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WEBB-Space-Based Telescope
The next
generation space-based telescope is The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST),
a large, infrared-optimized space telescope, scheduled for launch in 2013. An overview
of the proposed use and research to be done with it. (13 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here to go to the James Webb Telescope web site.
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Children of Stardust
Scientists
have reason to think that comets influenced the course of life on Earth.
Learn the secrets of these cosmic icebergs and follow a space mission,
already underway, that will try to snatch a sample of stardust from a
comet and return it to Earth. (48 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here for an educators guide,
or go to the Stardust mission web site.
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Solar System Exploration
A look at
many of the NASA/JPL missions to explore the planets, moons, and other members
of our solar system. Narrated by Jodie Foster. (21 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here to go to the Solar System Educators web site,
or go to NASA's solar system exploration web site.
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Infrared: More Than Your Eye Can See
Infrared
radiation, located in that part of the electromagnetic spectrum just beyond
visible light, is emitted by all matter and is very useful in gathering
data about Earth and space. This video segment introduces students to
infrared radiation, its properties, and some of its practical applications.
(7 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here for activities related to this video.
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Deep Impact: Your First Look Inside a Comet
Comets
are time capsules that hold clues about the formation and evolution of the
solar system. Deep Impact, a NASA Discovery Mission, is the first space mission
to probe beneath the surface of a comet and reveal the secrets of its interior. (10 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Go to the Deep Impact web site.
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'The Movie' Series
These are sort of the classic
computer animations of simulated fly overs. They are a series of
three computer generated videos of fly-overs of the Los Angeles basin, the Earth, and
Uranus's moon Miranda. (5 minutes each)
Earth the Movie - Click here to view this video.
L.A. the Movie - Click here to view this video.
Miranda the Movie - Click here to view this video.
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Human Space Exploration
Astro-Smiles
Astronauts
describing some of the fun and antics during various space shuttle missions. (23 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Assignment the Stars
Details
the NASA educational effort that brought the crew of the orbiting
Astro-1 mission (December 1990) and groups of middle school students
together for a live astronomy lesson from space. The astronauts teach
students about the electromagnetic spectrum and how it relates to an
astronomy mission. (28 minutes)
Space Basics
This
video answers basic questions about spaceflight including: how spacecraft
travel into space and remain in orbit; why astronauts float in space; and
how spacecraft return to Earth. Viewers learn how English scientist
Isaac Newton formulated the basic science behind Earth orbit more than
three hundred years ago. (16 minutes)
Click here to view this video.
Click here for activities related to this video.
Click here to view this video.
Gemnini 3 (10 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Freedom 7 - Click here to view this video.
Apollo 15 (28 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Apollo 16 (28 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
Apollo 17 (28 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
The Time of Apollo (28 minutes) A retrospective look at the Apollo program - Click here to view this video.
Skylab: Magnetic Effects in Space (15 minutes) - Click here to view this video.
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The Planets
A 36-minute Planetarium show produced by the Southeastern
Planetarium Association. This is an exciting tour of the Solar System looking at each planet, Solar System formation, and
extra-solar planets. The show was written by Jon Bell, and is narrated by Kate Mulgrew (of Star Trek: Voyager), music by
Jonn Serrie, and animations by Allen Davis.
Available fall 2008.
Click here to view a short video trailer.
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A Solar System Adventure
A 40-minute
interactive spaceship visit to each planet aboard the Star Traveler. The
audience is involved in the show as planet specialists, flight engineers,
and math experts. They have the opportunity to take part in the adventure
and help the space travelers return home safely. A brief observing the night
sky session will follow.
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More Than Meets the Eye
A multi-media
presentation about star gazing that compares the naked-eye views from our back
yard with observatory astrophotos and spacecraft images. (17 minutes)
A 30-minute version of this program is also available. This
expanded version has the same soundtrack and narration of the shorter version and
also comes with additional information and visuals about our Moon, double stars,
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King Soup
Did you ever wonder how dippers came to be in the sky? This slide with
soundtrack presentation is a tongue (firmly planted) in cheek story about
a King who loved all kinds of soup but had problems getting the soup out of the
kettle until he put a long handle on his cup. (10 minutes)
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Lifestyles of the Stars
In this
multimedia-based program we join a tour group, climb aboard a celestial tour bus,
and visit some of the biggest, brightest, and hottest stars in the universe.
Learn about different types of stars, how they are 'born', their life cycle,
and how different stars 'die'. (16 minutes)
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Sandy, Pepper, and the Eclipse
Join Sandy and Pepper as they learn about a solar eclipse. Find out
about the alignment of the sun, the moon, and the Earth during a partial
and a total solar eclipse. Learn about the distance between the sun, the
moon, and the Earth. Discover misconceptions about a solar Eclipse. (16 minutes)
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Follow the Drinking Gourd
Based on the illustrated book by Jeanette Winters, this is the
story of one family and how they learned to use the stars of the
'Drinking Gourd' (the Big Dipper) to determine the direction north. Using this
information they escaped from a plantation and made their way north to freedom. (13 minutes)
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Video digitizing and KCMSD
production of Planetarium programs made possible with funding and computer
hardware/ software provided by Starwalk, Inc. |
