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"Eyes On The Skies (Chapter 7): What's Next - Revealing Cosmic Wonders" - The International Astronomical Union's book and movie celebrating the 400th anniversary of the telescope.

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"Eyes On The Skies" Movie Chapters:
1a. New Views of the Skies (1):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9SoBhYCsnc
1b. New Views of the Skies (2):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvnh48kf0gg
2. Bigger is Better:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVx8o-WU6O0
3. Technology to the Rescue
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtuHodPepY
4. From Silver to Silicon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuyZjenxwug
5. Seeing the Invisible:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jo1qWJ2v3t8
6. Beyond Earth:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSZn9T8nqWg
7. What's Next? - Revealing Cosmic Wonders
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhlnQijoeLs

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7. What's Next? Bigger and more sensitive telescopes will always be on the astronomers' wish list. New projects are on the drawing board, both in space and on the ground. What kind of cosmic wonders will be revealed by the next generation of telescopes?

The "Eyes On The Skies" movie explores the many facets of the telescope - the historical development, the scientific importance, the technological breakthroughs, and also the people behind this ground-breaking invention, their triumphs and failures. It is presented by Dr. J, aka Dr. Joe Liske, a professional astronomer from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) and host of the Hubblecast video podcast.

"Eyes On The Skies" is an official movie for the International Year of Astronomy 2009 and the International Astronomical Union, produced by ESA/Hubble (the same team as behind the widely distributed movie "Hubble - 15 Years of Discovery").

• "Eyes On The Skies" movie script (PDF):
http://www.eyesontheskies.org/pdfs/eyes_on_the_skies93.pdf
• "Eyes On The Skies" DVD (standard and Blu-ray):
http://www.spacetelescope.org/hubbleshop/webshop/webshop.php?show=sales&s...

"Eyes On The Skies" movie credits:

• Direction & Executive Producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/ESO)
• Art Director/Production Designer: Martin Kornmesser (ESA/ESO)
• Written by Govert Schilling, Lars Lindberg Christensen (ESA/ESO)
• 3D Animations: Martin Kornmesser (ESA/ESO), Luis Calçada (ESO)
• DVD Authoring: Andre Roquette (ESA/ESO), Lee Pullen (ESA/ESO)
• Research: Laura Simurda (ESA/ESO)
• Editing: Martin Kornmesser (ESA/ESO)
• Cinematographer & Narration Mastering: Peter Rixner
• Soundtrack & Sound Effects: movetwo - Axel Kornmesser & Markus Löffler
• Lead Scientist: Dr. J (Dr. Joe Liske, ESO)
• Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen (ESA/ESO), Raquel Yumi Shida (IAU/ESA-ESO), Dirk Essl (ESO)
• IYA2009 Coordination: Pedro Russo & Mariana Barrosa (IAU/ESA-ESO)
• Proof reading: Anne Rhodes
• English Narration: Howard Cooper

http://www.eyesontheskies.org/
http://www.eso.org/
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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