Journey to Palomar, America's First Journey Into Space (2008)
The film traces the story of the Chicago-born astronomer George Ellery Hale, considered the father of astrophysics, as he struggles personally and professionally to build the greatest telescopes of the 20th century at the Yerkes and Mount Wilson Observatories, and finally the 20-year effort to build the million-pound telescope on Palomar mountain beginning in the 1930s. Hale's observatories revolutionized our understanding of the universe.
- Release date
- November 8, 2010
- Country of origin
- Not yet available · likely United States (estimated from cast and crew)
- Music
- Larry Hopkins
Cast
- Robert Brucato as Self - Caltech Observatories
- Ronald Florence as Self - author
- Wendy L. Freedman as Self - Director, Carnegie Observatories
- Bob Joles
- Maurice LaMarche as Narrator
Crew
- Andrew Carnegie · Archive footage
- Albert Einstein · Archive footage
- George Ellery Hale · Archive footage
- Edwin Hubble · Archive footage
- Lowell Thomas · Archive footage
- Robin Mason · Director
- Todd Mason · Director
- Larry Hopkins · Composer