McDonald Observatory
by McDonald Observatory, University of Texas at Austin
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Description
McDonald Observatory, a research unit of The University of Texas at Austin, is one of the world's leading centers for astronomical research, teaching, and public education and outreach. Observatory facilities are located atop Mount Locke and Mount Fowlkes in the Davis Mountains of West Texas, which offer some of the darkest night skies in the continental United States. The Observatory's administrative offices are on the UT-Austin campus. The Observatory works with the University's Department of Astronomy on both research and teaching.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoMcDonald Observatory, Yesterday and Today | -- | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoA Powerful Instrument for Astronomy: VIRUS-P | -- | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoDark Skies | -- | 3/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCosmic Inflation: Puffing up the Universe | -- | 4/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoWren-Marcario Accessible Telescope | -- | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoTexas teacher workshop at the McDonald Observatory | -- | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoDark Energy: Speeding Up the Universe | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoA Special Viewing Night on the 36-inch Telescope | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoDark Matter: Seeing the Invisible | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | Video107-inch Smith Telescope and Circumpolar Stars | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoDr. Mary Kay Hemenway on the History of Astronomy | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoGemini Meteor Shower Peaks | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoMilky Way over McDonald Observatory | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoMt. Locke & Omega Centauri | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoOrionid Meteors over the HET | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoSnow Falling at the McDonald Observatory | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoStar Party at McDonald | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoSummer night at McDonald | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoSummer Storm over McDonald Observatory | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoTelescope Park in the Snow | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoRadical Transformations: Studying the Coma Cluster | -- | 4/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 21 Episodes |
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