400 Years of the Telescope
“A journey of science, technology, and thought.”
2009•G•56m•5.8•Released
Documentary
A documentary chronicling the history of the telescope from the time of Galileo. Featuring interviews with leading scientists discussing Galileo's first use of the telescope to the latest discoveries in cosmology.
Director
Kris Koenig
Writer
Kris Koenig, Donald Goldsmith, Albert van Helden
Budget
$1M
Languages
English
Studio
Interstellar Media Productions
Cast
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Narrator (voice)
Lawrence Krauss
Himself
Wendy Freedman
Herself
Mark Giampapa
Himself
Recommended
7.4
Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine
2023
6.4
The Captains
2011
7.1
A Trip to Infinity
2022
7.1
IMAX Hubble
2010
7.7
National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe
2008
6.5
Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
2020
6.2
Elstree 1976
2015
6.6
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
2020
7.2
Avatar: The Deep Dive - A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
6.8
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
2022
6.2
Seduced and Abandoned
2013
7.4
Diego Maradona
2019
7
Jesus Camp
2006
7.4
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
6.8
I Am Ali
2014
7.3
14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible
2021
7.9
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
7.7
The Devil and Daniel Johnston
2006
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.9
Who Are You, Charlie Brown?
2021
Similar Movies
The Great Australian Fly
2014
6.8
The Truth Is in the Stars
2017
Divertimento
1968
Near Earth Asteroids: Dr. Anne Virkki
2020
3.7
Eyes on the Skies
2008
5.8
Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon
2005
6.5
The Wonder of It All
2007
Mastodon in your Backyard
2001
The Once and Future Griffith Observatory
2006
5.6
Darwin's Darkest Hour
2009
AWARENESS - Das Universum des Bewusstseins
2020
5.7
How William Shatner Changed the World
2005
8.6
Space Trash
2023
5.6
Bodysong
2003
6.9
James May on the Moon
2009
7
Space Station: We Have A Problem
2025
7.3
Heal
2017
7.5
The Dream Is Alive
1985
7
Comet Collision
2006
6.8
Lunar
2017