1973 | United States | Documentary

The motions of stars

  • English - 0 mins
  • Director | -
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | Houghton Mifflin

STATUS: Released

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The Motions of Stars is a 1973 educational science film produced by Houghton Mifflin and devised by Dr. M. L. Meeks of the Haystack Observatory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The film utilizes computer-generated simulations to illustrate the proper motion of stars across various regions of the sky. By accelerating time at a rate of 7,200 years per second, it vividly demonstrates stellar movements. Additionally, the film presents the parallactic motion of Aldebaran and Vega with high magnification at a time rate of 5 years per second. Designed for first-year undergraduate students, this film offers a dynamic visualization of stellar kinematics.

Proper Motion Parallactic Motion Computer Simulation Stellar Kinematics Educational Film
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