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$195.99 $30 – Experiencing Hubble – Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe – David M. Meyer
A few hundred miles above Earth, there is a remarkable telescope with a crystal-clear view across the universe. For two decades, the Hubble Space Telescope has been amassing discoveries that rival those of history’s greatest scientists and explorers, making it the most important and productive scientific instrument ever built.
Although it never ventures beyond low-Earth orbit, Hubble’s location high above the blurring effects of the atmosphere gives it an unrivaled vantage point for investigating phenomena throughout the cosmos:
These and more than half-a-million other images reveal never-before-seen features of planets, stars, and galaxies with breathtaking clarity that sets Hubble apart from all other telescopes. Now is a good time to assess Hubble’s accomplishments, as it enters the third decade of its operational life, by studying a carefully chosen sample of its landmark images in a visual feast that includes many of the greatest discoveries in astronomy during the 1990s and 2000s.
Experiencing Hubble: Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe is just such an overview, drawing on one noted astronomer’s Top 10 list, including the four above, to take you on a dazzling voyage of discovery that delights the eye, feeds the imagination, and unlocks new secrets of the universe in 12 spectacularly illustrated half-hour lectures.
Your guide is Professor David M. Meyer of Northwestern University, an award-winning educator and a frequent user of the Hubble Space Telescope in his research on interstellar and extragalactic gas clouds. Professor Meyer has made Hubble images the hallmark of his popular astronomy lectures to undergraduates, amateur astronomers, and the general public, which teach fundamental concepts and recent breakthroughs through the super-sharp eye of Hubble.
For those new to astronomy, Experiencing Hubble reviews all the background needed for a well-informed tour of the otherworldly realm investigated by Hubble. And for experienced stargazers, Dr. Meyer gives a fascinating insider’s perspective on the work of the superstar of telescopes.
For this course, Dr. Meyer selected 10 iconic Hubble images based on their visual beauty, scientific impact, and breadth of subject matter. Each image is the focus of its own lecture, which uses the iconic picture as a jumping-off point for exploring different aspects of the cosmos that Hubble has revealed in startling new detail. As you venture from the realm of the solar system to the farthest reaches of the universe, you get a wide-ranging education in such subjects as
In addition to the four images cited above, Professor Meyer’s Top 10 list also shows you these:
Closely packed stars: Countless stars sparkle like multicolored gems toward the core of the Milky Way galaxy.
Professor Meyer’s Top 10 list is only the beginning, since Experiencing Hubble includes hundreds of other astronomical photos, historical images, diagrams, and animations that take you deep into the fascinating scientific stories behind each of his iconic pictures. Dr. Meyer also talks about his own experiences on the world’s biggest telescopes, including Hubble, giving a glimpse of the wonder that inspires all astronomers and their ongoing excitement at the flood of data from Hubble. With this remarkable instrument, it is as if a picture window on the cosmos has been wiped clean for the first time, presenting a glorious view to all eternity.
12 lectures
| Average 30 minutes each
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
$195.99 $30 – Experiencing Hubble – Understanding the Greatest Images of the Universe – David M. Meyer