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Skywatching: Seeing and Understanding Cosmic Wonders

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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Astronomy Courses

Course Description

Overview

Take a tour of the most mysterious and beautiful phenomena of Earth's sky with this course packed with stunning images from telescopes and detailed animations.

Syllabus

  • By This Professor
  • 01: Day and Night Skies across All Distances
  • 02: The Blue Sky, Clouds, and Lightning
  • 03: The Rainbow Family-Sunlight and Water
  • 04: Solar Halos-Sunlight and Ice Crystals
  • 05: The Colors of Sunrise and Sunset
  • 06: Bright Stars, Constellations, and the Zodiac
  • 07: Viewing the Planets and Their Motions
  • 08: The Moon, Phases, and Lunar Eclipses
  • 09: Satellites, Comets, and Meteors
  • 10: Observing Solar Activity and Earth's Auroras
  • 11: Solar Eclipses-Marvelous Coincidences
  • 12: Celestial Sights When the Night Is Darkest

Taught by

Alex Filippenko

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