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Halley's comet

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 30 Collections or records:

Horizon, 1986 February 27

 File
Identifier: 5094
Scope and Contents

David Baron Remote Interview (Grant); Halley Spacecraft Package (D'Alli). Segments on air pollution and Space Probe 8 (information from the European spacecraft in contact with Halley's Comet). The first minute consists of a pre-show take; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally. The sound quality is reduced and there is static in the background.

Dates: 1986 February 27

Horizon, 1986 March 17

 File
Identifier: 5106
Scope and Contents

Paul Bender and Norman Dorsen In-Studio Interview (Durrenberger); Gene Lucas and Pete Manly In-Studio Interview (Durrenberger). Segments on the ACLU and the U.S. Supreme Court, and Space Probe 8 (how to view Halley's Comet in the morning).

Dates: 1986 March 17

Horizon, 1986 April 10

 File
Identifier: 5124
Scope and Contents

Chuck Anders In-Studio Interview (Grant); VDT Hazards II Package (Palacio); Gene Lucas and Pete Manly In-Studio Interview (Grant). Segments on new guidelines for vehicle emission testing, the hazards of computer screens (possible miscarriages and birth defects), and photographs of Halley's Comet taken by the Saguaro Astronomy Club. There is a pre-show take for the first minute; the title card is then shown and the episode continues normally.

Dates: 1986 April 10

Horizon, 1985 October 21

 File
Identifier: 4104
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1985 October 21

Horizon, 1985 October 28

 File
Identifier: 5006
Scope and Contents

Moon Profile Package (D'Alli); Gene A. Lucas Remote Interview (D'Alli). Space Probe 8 science special on various astronomy-related topics.

Dates: 1985 October 28

Horizon, 1985 October 29

 File
Identifier: 5007
Scope and Contents

Ron Evans Interview Package (D'Alli); Interactive Museums Package (Britton); Nurse Midwife Package (Palacio). Segments on Space Probe 8 (various astronomy-related topics), interactive museums, and midwives.

Dates: 1985 October 29

Horizon, 1986 December 16

 File
Identifier: 6042
Scope and Contents Proposition 200 Update Package (Shelton); Glen Davis and Jon Hinz In-Studio Interview (Shelton); Bommersbach Byline #35: American Heroes Package (Durrenberger); Pete Manly and Gene Lucas In-Studio Interview (Durrenberger). Segments on Proposition 200 (the clean government initiative), Bommersbach's Byline (Oliver North and the Iran Contra controversy), and amateur astronomers' photographs of Halley's Comet. There is a silent pre-show take for the first 20 seconds; the title card is then...
Dates: 1986 December 16

Horizon, 1986 December 17

 File
Identifier: 6043
Scope and Contents

Halley's Comet special episode celebrating the one-year anniversary of Space Probe 8. There are television advertisements for the first minute; the introduction sequence is then shown and the episode continues normally. There are more TV ads for the last 2 minutes of the video.

Dates: 1986 December 17

Horizon, 1985 November 5

 File
Identifier: 5012
Scope and Contents

Paul Bender In-Studio Interview (Grant); History of Halley's Comet Package (D'Alli); Pete Manly In-Studio Interview (D'Alli). Segments on politics (U.S. Supreme Court) and Space Probe 8 (various astronomy-related topics).

Dates: 1985 November 5

Horizon, 1985 November 6

 File
Identifier: 5013
Scope and Contents

Mike Hutchinson In-Studio Interview (Grant); JPL Amateur Package (D'Alli); Susan Wyckoff Remote Interview (Grant). Segments on a failed proposition for sales tax-funded performing arts centers and Space Probe 8 (various astronomy-related topics).

Dates: 1985 November 6