The Vatican Observatory - Rome (1929)

Story about the observatory hidden away in a secluded corner of the Vatican. C/U of the doors of the observatory dome as they open up (shot from the inside) The view is of an ornate domed building. L/S of the observatory as the dome turns. C/U of the turning dome. C/U of one of the telescopes as it is turned. The look of the telescope is compared to a gun. Various shots of the telescopes being moved. M/S of man in a cassock and skull cap standing at the end of the telescope. A large photographic telescope is featured. We see it being moved into position. C/Us of a man operating the telescope. C/Us of some of the photographs taken of sun, stars and moon. Was an item in Pathe Pictorial issue number 577. FILM ID:890.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters