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Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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Astronomy Courses Space Exploration Courses Star Formation Courses Hubble Space Telescope Courses

Course Description

Overview

Marvel at landmark images from the Hubble Space Telescope and better understand astronomy's latest and greatest discoveries in this visual feast of a course.

Syllabus

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  • 01: The Rationale for a Space Telescope
  • 02: Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter
  • 03: The Sagittarius Star Cloud
  • 04: The Star Factory inside the Eagle Nebula
  • 05: The Cat's Eye Nebula-A Stellar Demise
  • 06: The Crab Nebula-A Supernova's Aftermath
  • 07: The Sombrero Galaxy-An Island Universe
  • 08: Hubble's View of Galaxies Near and Far
  • 09: The Antennae Galaxies-A Cosmic Collision
  • 10: Abell 2218-A Massive Gravitational Lens
  • 11: The Hubble Ultra Deep Field
  • 12: Hubble's Legacy and Beyond

Taught by

David M. Meyer

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