400 Years of the Telescope

About 400 Years of the Telescope

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.

Kris Koenig's 400 Years of the Telescope is a 2009 documentary film. At 56 minutes long, it arrived in January 2009.

Its themes are space, astronomy, universe, and telescope.

Neil deGrasse Tyson takes the lead as Narrator (voice), Lawrence Krauss as Himself, Wendy Freedman as Herself, and Mark Giampapa as Himself. The screenplay is by Albert van Helden and Donald Goldsmith. American members can watch it on PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel.

Voyage of Time: Life's Journey, Ender's Game, and Asteroid City make useful companions to 400 Years of the Telescope, all filed under cosmology. It carries a G rating.