Experiencing Hubble: Exploring the Milky Way

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Hubble Space Telescope Courses Astronomy Courses Milky Way Galaxy Courses Supernovae Courses Galactic Center Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore the Milky Way galaxy with the Hubble Space Telescope and a prominent astronomer.

Syllabus

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01: The Unseen Face of Our Spiral Galaxy
02: Viewing the Galaxy through a Comet
03: A Cloud of Stardust: The Horsehead Nebula
04: A Star Awakens: The Jets of Herbig-Haro 24
05: A Star Cluster Blossoms: Westerlund 2
06: An Interstellar Cavity: The Bubble Nebula
07: The Interstellar Echo of a Variable Star
08: Tracing the Veil of a Prehistoric Supernova
09: The Stellar Vortex at the Galactic Center
10: The Galactic Halo’s Largest Star Cluster
11: Satellite Galaxies: The Magellanic Clouds
12: The Future of the Milky Way

Taught by

David M. Meyer

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