Understanding the universe an introduction to astronomy

Filippenko, Alexei V. (Added Author). Teaching Company. (Added Author).

Summary: Lectures designed to provide a non-technical description of modern astronomy, including the structure and evolution of planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe as a whole. The new discoveries reported in the 2003 course are integrated and recent findings (through mid-2006) are included.

Record details

ISBN: 9781598032741
ISBN: 1598032747
Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
16 videodiscs (ca. 2880 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 guide (x, 537 p.).
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Springfield, VA : Teaching Co., 2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	96 lectures, 30 min. each. Course no. 1810.
Formatted Contents Note:	Pt. 1. Disc 1. A grand tour of the cosmos ; The rainbow connection ; Sunrise, sunset ; Bright objects in the night sky ; Fainter phenomena in the night sky ; Our sky through binoculars and telescopes -- Disc 2. The celestial sphere ; The reason for the seasons ; Lunar phases and eerie lunar eclipses ; Glorious total solar eclipses ; More eclipse tales ; Early studies of the solar system.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Producer, Zachary H. Rhoades ; director, Jon Leven ; camera operators, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty, Lonnie Anderson (et. al.) ; academic content supervisor, Jay Tate.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lectures delivered by Alex Filippenko.
System Details Note:	DVD.