Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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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