400 Years of the Telescope

This visually stunning program takes viewers on an adventure through the heavens and around the globe. It chronicles a sweeping journey of man's discovery of the galaxy, starting in 1609, when Galileo demonstrated the first telescope to Venetian lawmakers, to today's thrilling quests to discover new worlds in the universe. Narrated by NOVA's Neil deGrasse Tyson, the compelling program visits leading astronomers, cosmologists and observatories.