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Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC
Hosted by The Open University · EN
Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new discoveries are made using new, more powerful telescopes. This album explores the incredible discoveries and theories developed in recent years and introduces the astronomical observatories, space missions and satellites that have made it possible. The 12 video tracks reveal that our sun, though essential for our existence, is an unremarkable member of the stellar menagerie. They describe how astronomers study the structure and dynamics of our galaxy, the Milky Way and they introduce the challenges inherent in mapping the geometry and expansion of the universe. This material forms part of the course S282 Astronomy.
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Astronomy
Apr 12, 201000:01:10Tap to summarizeA short introduction to this album.
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Apr 12, 2010Tap to summarizeTranscript -- A short introduction to this album.
Transcribe →Our Invisible Sun
Jan 23, 200900:10:15Tap to summarizeScientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.
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Jan 23, 2009Tap to summarizeTranscript -- Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.
Transcribe →VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH
Jan 23, 200900:09:21Tap to summarizeWhat would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.
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Jan 23, 2009Tap to summarizeTranscript -- What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.
Transcribe →Is Our Sun Normal?
Jan 23, 200900:03:05Tap to summarizeAstronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.
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Jan 23, 2009Tap to summarizeTranscript -- Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.
Transcribe →Mapping the Milky Way
Jan 23, 200900:07:45Tap to summarizeThe discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.
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Jan 23, 2009Tap to summarizeTranscript -- The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.
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