Astronomy – Eye On the Skies is not available in stores. New Release for 2009! If asked to name the invention that has done most to change the way we think about our Universe, what would you say? Undoubtedly it is the telescope.

Four hundred years ago when Galileo first turned his homemade arrangement on the heavens his discovery rocked the scientific world. Imagine what Galileo would think if he could see the telescopes of the modern day and the mind-blowing sights that astronomers can see now.

With the aim of bringing astronomy from the observatory straight into your own home, ‘Eyes on the Skies’ is an exclusive video you will want to see! Through words and a wealth of stunning photographs, computer animations and great illustrations, they tell the fascinating story of the telescope from its invention in the early 1600s to the high-tech telescopes of the near future with “eyes as large as swimming pools”.

The images and animations in this video are simply stunning!