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Halley's comet

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 30 Collections or records:

Horizon, 1986 December 16

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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

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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 October 21

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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

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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

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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, 1985 November 5

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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

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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

Horizon, 1985 November 7

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Identifier: 5014
Scope and Contents

Marcie Hutchinson In-Studio Interview (Grant); How to Buy a Telescope Package (D'Alli). Segments on a career ladders, or merit pay, program for Arizona teachers, and Space Probe 8 (various astronomy-related topics).

Dates: 1985 November 7

Horizon, 1985 November 11

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Identifier: 5016
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1985 November 11

Horizon, 1985 November 12

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Identifier: 5017
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1985 November 12