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Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC
By The Open UniversityEducation
Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC episodes
- Mapping the Milky WayThe discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.8 min
- Transcript -- Mapping the Milky WayThe discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.0 min
- The Shape of Our GalaxyInfra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.6 min
- Transcript -- The Shape of Our GalaxyInfra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.0 min
- The Scale of Our GalaxyA route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.4 min
- Transcript -- The Scale of Our GalaxyA route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before.0 min
- Radio Telescopes and Stellar JetsThe advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.9 min
- Transcript -- Radio Telescopes and Stellar JetsThe advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets.0 min
- Detecting Galactic JetsHow do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.8 min
- Transcript -- Detecting Galactic JetsHow do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico.0 min
About Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC
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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.