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Astronomy - for iPod/iPhone

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Astronomy

April 12, 2010 · 1 min

A short introduction to this album.
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April 12, 2010

Transcript -- A short introduction to this album.
Our Invisible Sun

January 23, 2009 · 10 min

Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.
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January 23, 2009

Transcript -- Scientists investigate sun spots, solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA.
VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

January 23, 2009 · 9 min

What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.

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Transcript -- VLA, HEIDI & YOKOH

January 23, 2009

Transcript -- What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work.
Is Our Sun Normal?

January 23, 2009 · 3 min

Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.
Transcript -- Is Our Sun Normal?

January 23, 2009

Transcript -- Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun.
Mapping the Milky Way

January 23, 2009 · 8 min

The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.
Transcript -- Mapping the Milky Way

January 23, 2009

Transcript -- The discovery of radio emissions from the Milky Way, and the theory of dark-matter.
The Shape of Our Galaxy

January 23, 2009 · 5 min

Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.
Transcript -- The Shape of Our Galaxy

January 23, 2009

Transcript -- Infra-red satellites. The DIRBE experiment on NASA's Cosmic Explorer opened a new window into the Milky Way.

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About the show

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.