Radio Astronomy: Observing the Invisible Universe

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Radio Astronomy Courses Quasars Courses Supermassive Black Holes Courses Pulsars Courses Radio Telescopes Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore the thrilling world of pulsars, quasars, and supermassive black holes with an active radio astronomer.

Syllabus

By This Professor
01: Radio Astronomy and the Invisible Universe
02: Thermal Radio Emission: The Planets
03: The Birth of Radio Astronomy
04: The Discovery of Interstellar Hydrogen
05: Radio Telescopes and How They Work
06: Mapping the Hydrogen Sky
07: Tour of the Green Bank Observatory
08: Tour of the Green Bank Telescope
09: Hydrogen and the Structure of Galaxies
10: Pulsars: Clocks in Space
11: Pulsars and Gravity
12: Pulsars and the 300-Foot Telescope
13: The Big Bang: The Oldest Radio Waves
14: H II Regions and the Birth of Stars
15: Supernovas and the Death of Stars
16: Radio Stars and Early Interferometers
17: Radio Source Counts
18: Active Galactic Nuclei and the VLA
19: A Telescope as Big as the Earth
20: Galaxies and Their Gas
21: Interstellar Molecular Clouds
22: Star Formation and ALMA
23: Interstellar Chemistry and Life
24: The Future of Radio Astronomy
25: Three New Discoveries

Taught by

Felix J. Lockman, Ph.D.

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