Title:
Skywatching : seeing and understanding cosmic wonders.
ISBN:
9781598037944
Publication Information:
Chantilly, Va. : Teaching Co., [2011]
©2011
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (approximately 540 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
General Note:
"Astronomy"--Container.
Course no. 1852.
Course guidebook includes lecture outlines and notes, a time line, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography (p. 165-172).
12 lectures, 45 minutes per lecture.
DVDs, full screen.
Contents:
Disc 1. Day and night skies across all distances ; Blue sky, clouds, and lightning ; Rainbow family : sunlight and water ; Solar halos: sunlight and ice crystals -- Disc 2. Colors of sunrise and sunset ; Bright stars, constellations, and the zodiac ; Viewing the planets and their motions ; Moon, phases, and lunar eclipses -- Disc 3. Satellites, comets, and meteors ; Observing solar activity and Earth's auroras ; Solar eclipses: marvelous coincidences ; Celestial sights when the night is darkest.
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Performer:
Lecturer: Professor Alex Filippenko, University of California, Berkeley.
OCLC Number:
ocn769230827
Availability:
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