An augmented version of the film 'Earthspace', a film which looks at the interreaction between the Earth's magnetosphere and solar particles, and the possible effects on our climate.
Topics covered include: tundra footage; ground based telescopes and images of the Sun; recording of solar radio noise, magnetic storms; various historical observations of the Sun, including Galileo and Gilbert's historical observations of the Sun, discovery of a solar flare in 1859, Berkland and Stormer's observations in Norway, the 1890 solar theory, 1950's speculation that the Sun's magnetism produces the auroras; Goddard's first practical rocket craft in the 1920's, research with German V2 rockets; Eisenhower's 1957 speech of both America and Russia's intentions to put satellites into space for the geophysical year; the Russian Sputnik launch footage [including control room and Russian animations]; 1958 launch of the US Explorer craft carrying a Geiger counter, numerous related stills, discovery of the Van Allen radiation bel

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