Astronomical observatories

Mt. Graham Package (D'Alli); John Schaefer and Paul Hirt In-Studio Interview (D'Alli). Episode on possible observatory construction on Mt. Graham and the economic impact of such a project.

Technology for Special Needs I Package (Britton); Water Efficient Plants Package (Cavanary); Arizona Observatories Package (D'Alli). Segments on technology for people with special needs, water-efficient plants, astronomical observatories in Arizona, and capybaras.

Mary Della Bourgeois Interview (Grant); Arizona Observatories Package (D'Alli); Patti Hirahara & Hiroshi Nakano In-Studio Interview (Grant). Segments on sales tax-funded highway construction projects, astronomy (observatories and telescopes), and international trade.

Segments on Space Probe 8 (Halley's Comet, Kitt Peak National Observatory, astronaut missions) and newspaper comic strips. The video is divided into three sections. Section 1 - Pre-tape/Wyckoff Int. (rec: 10/21/85, pb: TBA) from 00:00 to 14:20. Section 2 - Pre-Tape/Evans Int. (rec: 10/15/85, pb: TBA) from 14:21 to 29:20. Section 3 - Pre-Tape/Swanson Int. (rec: 10/16/85, pb: TBA) from 29:21 to 31:47.

Kitt Peak Profile I Package (D'Alli); Fall Gardening Package (Cavanary); Infonet Package (Palacio). Segments on Space Probe 8 (various astronomy topics), desert horticulture, and telephone-based consumer information networks.

Kitt Peak Profile II Package (D'Alli); Dr. Susan Wyckoff In-Studio Interview (D'Alli); Pete Manly In-Studio Interview (Grant). Space Probe 8 astronomy special; segments on various astronomy-related topics.

Peter Wehinger Remote Interview (D'Alli); Susan Williams In-Studio Interview (Corso); November Water Report Package (Taylor). Segments on utilities, a report on drought in local watersheds, nuclear energy plants, and Space Probe 8 (Kitt Peak National Observatory and Halley's Comet).

Jack Pfister In-Studio Interview (Grant); Dr. Peter Wehinger Remote Interview; CAP [Central Arizona Project] Package (Taylor). Segments on Space Probe 8 (Halley's Comet), a university tuition increase, and a massive water infrastructure project.

Bruce Babbitt In-Studio Interview (Corso); Susan Wyckoff Interview Package (D'Alli). Segments on a presentation of images of Halley's Comet taken at the Mount Hopkins Observatory and a detailed look at Governor Bruce Babbitt's budget proposal for 1986.

Amy Gittler and Bill Scott In-Studio Interview (Grant); Advanced Optical Technology Package (D'Alli); Hartline Package (Palacio). Segments on legislation to protect disabled workers, Space Probe 8 (UofA's Steward Observatory), and a telephone counseling service called the"Hartline." There is a pre-show take for the first 1:20; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally. The last two minutes of the episode consist of "Pre-Emption Spot 2/17" (rec: 2/13/86, pb: 2/17/86).