The International Astronomical Union's book and movie celebrating the 400th anniversary of the telescope.

The Eyes on the Skies movie explores the many facets of the telescope — the historical development, the scientific importance, the technological breakthroughs, and also the people behind this groundbreaking invention, their triumphs and failures...

The Eyes on the Skies movie is presented by Dr. J aka Dr. Joe Liske from ESO, host of the Hubblecast video podcast. It runs for 60 minutes.

The material is released under a Creative Commons AttributionNoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

More information and download options: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/...

Credit:
Direction & Executive Producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen, ESA/ESO
Art Director/Production Designer: Martin Kornmesser, ESA/ESO
Written by: Govert Schilling, Lars Lindberg Christensen, ESA/ESO
3D Animations: Martin Kornmesser (ESA/ESO), Luis Calçada (ESO)
DVD Authoring: Andre Roquette (ESA/ESO), Lee Pullen (ESA/ESO)
Research: Laura Simurda, ESA/ESO
Editing: Martin Kornmesser, ESA/ESO
Cinematographer & Narration Mastering: Peter Rixner
Soundtrack & Sound Effects: movetwo Axel Kornmesser & Markus Löffler
Lead Scientist: Dr. J (Dr. Joe Liske, ESO)
Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen (ESA/ESO), Raquel Yumi Shida (IAU/ESAESO), Dirk Essl (ESO)
IYA2009 Coordination: Pedro Russo & Mariana Barrosa (IAU/ESAESO)
Proof reading: Anne Rhodes