Experiencing Hubble: Understanding The Greatest Images Of The Universe (Great courses (DVD) Science & mathematics)
Summary
Twelve lectures (30 min. each) by David M. Meyer, professor of physics and astronomy at Northwestern University. Course guidebook available at Schlow's Reference Desk. Full description
- Disc 1.
- The rationale for a space telescope ;
- Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter ;
- The Sagittarius star cloud ;
- The star factory inside the Eagle Nebula ;
- The Cat's Eye Nebula
- a stellar demise ;
- The Crab nebula
- a supernova's aftermath
- Disc 2.
- The Sombrero Galaxy
- an island universe ;
- Hubble's view of galaxies near and far ;
- The Antennae galaxies
- a cosmic collision ;
- Abell 2218
- a massive gravitational lens ;
- The Hubble ultra deep field ;
- Hubble's legacy and beyond.