Experience the Wonders
of the Hubble Telescope
For more than 20 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has been amassing
discoveries that rival those of history’s greatest scientists and explorers,
making it the most important—and most productive—scientific
instrument ever built.
Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the
Universe is an unforgettable visual feast of carefully chosen images taken
by this fascinating telescope. Noted astronomer and award-winning
Professor David M. Meyer’s 12 spectacularly illustrated lectures take you
on a dazzling voyage of discovery that will delight your eyes, feed your
imagination, and unlock new secrets of the cosmos.
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Understanding the
Greatest Images of
the Universe
Taught by Professor David M. Meyer
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1. The Rationale for a
Space Telescope
2. Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 and Jupiter
3. The Sagittarius Star Cloud
4. The Star Factory inside the
Eagle Nebula
5. The Cat’s Eye Nebula—
A Stellar Demise
6. The Crab Nebula—
A Supernova’s Aftermath
7. The Sombrero Galaxy—
An Island Universe
8. Hubble’s View of Galaxies Near and Far
9. The Antennae Galaxies—
A Cosmic Collision
10. Abell 2218—A Massive
Gravitational Lens
11. The Hubble Ultra Deep Field
12. Hubble’s Legacy and Beyond
Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the
Greatest Images of the Universe
Course no. 1884 | 12 lectures (30 minutes/lecture)
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