STK-ID 25486

Shots of asteroid tumbling in front of camera, of artificial satellite in orbit, of billowing interstellar dust clouds, of head and tail of comet creeping up from lower frame edge. CU of centre of spiral galaxy. Shot of nova exploding, scattering concentric rings of light through space. CU of manned space satellite travelling on its orbit while spinning slowly on its axis. Shots of Mars landscape, dust storms, of Sun faintly visible through dust, of moon, Sun low at horizon. Shot of sky covered with star clouds, of stars being washed by waves of light as far off nova explodes off frame. Various shots of solar prominences filling frame, of great number of stars travelling for and past camera, crossing each other's path (colliding galaxies).

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Universe
Location
Canada
Year
1957
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Video HI 8
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w, 35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3