Collection of stills of interstellar space-- some galaxies, though mostly nebulae -- coupled with short NASA educational film titled "Galaxy Studies".
Excellent still photo of an emission nebula in interstellar space, zoom in to light purple gas surrounding bright star; ECU nebula, star, zoom out to wide shot. Stills of various dark nebulae. Still of globular nebula, zoom in to center. More stills of colorful emission and dark nebulae. Nifty still of a distant galaxy, zoom in to center. Nebulae, nebulas.
"Galaxy Studies", circa 1960s. Montage of stills of galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, and other interstellar system phenomena. MS/CUs powerful telescope tilting up to sky, daytime. Langley Research Center in Virginia: MS caucasian male scientist opening book of photos of galaxies; MS white man placing reel on old computer, threading tape; CU data cards being punched in machine; MS white man feeding punch cards into machine; CU data reels moving irregularly on old computer (gathering & processing information); CUs readouts being streamed out on reams of printer paper. Great (though certainly dated) computer simulations of galaxy formation and rotation.
Still of a nebula w/ superimposed 3-D computer effect to make it seem as though we are traveling through a star field. Cut to computer animation of star field travel, stars, hurtling towards camera. Still of multi-colored nebula. Still of nebula with light purple gas. Stills of various nebulae w/ superimposed 3-D computer effect mimicing space travel through star field, as though we're headed towards the nebulae themselves.