Astronomy - for iPad/Mac/PC
By The Open University
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Description
Thanks to cutting-edge radio and infra-red astronomy, our understanding of the universe is moving very fast. Ideas about black holes and cosmic jets are constantly being refined as new discoveries are made using new, more powerful telescopes. This album explores the incredible discoveries and theories developed in recent years and introduces the astronomical observatories, space missions and satellites that have made it possible. The 12 video tracks reveal that our sun, though essential for our existence, is an unremarkable member of the stellar menagerie. They describe how astronomers study the structure and dynamics of our galaxy, the Milky Way and they introduce the challenges inherent in mapping the geometry and expansion of the universe. This material forms part of the course S282 Astronomy.
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CleanAstronomy | A short introduction to this album. | 4/12/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Astronomy | Transcript -- A short introduction to this album. | 4/12/2010 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | CleanVideoOur Invisible Sun | Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Our Invisible Sun | Transcript -- Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | CleanVideoVLA, HEIDI & YOKOH | What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH | Transcript -- What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | CleanVideoIs Our Sun Normal? | Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Is Our Sun Normal? | Transcript -- Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | CleanVideoMapping the Milky Way | The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Mapping the Milky Way | Transcript -- The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | CleanVideoThe Shape of Our Galaxy | Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- The Shape of Our Galaxy | Transcript -- Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | CleanVideoThe Scale of Our Galaxy | A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- The Scale of Our Galaxy | Transcript -- A route map to the stars. The Hipparcos satellite measured the position of stars with better precision than ever before. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | CleanVideoRadio Telescopes and Stellar Jets | The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Radio Telescopes and Stellar Jets | Transcript -- The advent of radio astronomy. How radio telescopes like the Maxwell telescope in Hawaii work and what they can tell us about cosmic jets. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 17 | CleanVideoDetecting Galactic Jets | How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Detecting Galactic Jets | Transcript -- How do radio astronomers see jets far outside our galaxy? Introducing the MERLIN array in the UK and the VLA in New Mexico. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 19 | CleanVideoMeasuring Black Holes | What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Measuring Black Holes | Transcript -- What is the connection between black holes and cosmic jets? Scientists measure the mass and gravitational energy of black holes. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 21 | CleanVideoWhat Causes Jets? | What goes on deep in the centre of galaxies? Revealing the power source for stars and galactic jets. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- What Causes Jets? | Transcript -- What goes on deep in the centre of galaxies? Revealing the power source for stars and galactic jets. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 23 | CleanVideoThe Expanding Universe | Russell Stannard uses simple analogies to explain difficult concepts. The expansion of space, and the cosmological red-shift, or doppler shift. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- The Expanding Universe | Transcript -- Russell Stannard uses simple analogies to explain difficult concepts. The expansion of space, and the cosmological red-shift, or doppler shift. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 25 | CleanVideoGeometry of the Universe | Russell Stannard explains why standard Euclidean geometry doesn't apply when considering the geometry of outer space. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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CleanTranscript -- Geometry of the Universe | Transcript -- Russell Stannard explains why standard Euclidean geometry doesn't apply when considering the geometry of outer space. | 1/22/2009 | Free | View in iTunes |
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