Eclipse - Following the Sun

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2300A
Date Released
5 Jul 1973
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eclipse - Following the Sun. DESCRIPTION: French astronomers at the National Centre of Scientific Research Observatory, Saint-Michel-de-Provence, prepare to observe the eclipse of the sun. SHOTLIST: GV Haute Provence Observatory, zoom in at 2’ to CU name plate. SLV observatory. SV giant telescope pan to ceiling of observatory. SV stars zoom in to CU. SV man operating telescope. SV sun’s explosions. SV Concorde air to air. SV sun explosions.
Keywords
Science and technology
Locations
France
Footage sources
France
Card file number
99209
Credits:
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
80
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Eclipse - Following the Sun', British Movietone News Issue No. 2300A, 5 Jul 1973. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/29958 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)