Skywatching : seeing and understanding cosmic wonders
Get an unparalleled visual guide to nature's most mysterious and beautiful offerings with these twelve 45-minute lectures. Award-winning astronomer and Professor Alex Filippenko of the University of California, Berkeley, has crafted a visually stunning tour of the sky's most dazzling displays, most of which you can see even without binoculars. Using the same dynamic and engaging teaching style that has won him praise from countless lifelong learners around the world, he shows you new ways to see your surroundings and appreciate the marvels of both our planet and the entire universe.
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Astronomy. Cosmology. Atmospheric physics. Meteorology. |
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Video recordings. |
- ISBN: 1598037943
- Physical Description 3 videodiscs (540 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm.
- Publisher Chantilly, Va. : The Great Courses (Teaching Company), [2011]
- Copyright ©2011
Content descriptions
General Note: | Course no. 1852. 12 lectures/45-minutes per lecture. GMD: videodisc. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1. 1. Day and night skies across all distances -- 2. The blue sky, clouds, and lightning -- 3. The rainbow family : sunlight and water -- 4. Solar halos : sunlight and ice crystals -- Disc 2. 5. The colors of sunrise and sunset -- 6. Bright stars, constellations, and the zodiac -- 7. Viewing the planets and their motions -- 8. The Moon, phases, and lunar eclipses -- Disc 3. 9. 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. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director not credited. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Lecturer: Professor Alex Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley. |