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Radio Astronomy: Observing the Invisible Universe

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Overview

Explore the thrilling world of pulsars, quasars, and supermassive black holes with an active radio astronomer.

Topics Covered:
  • By This Professor
  • 01: Radio Astronomy and the Invisible Universe
  • 02: Thermal Radio Emission: The Planets
  • 03: The Birth of Radio Astronomy
  • 04: The Discovery of Interstellar Hydrogen
  • 05: Radio Telescopes and How They Work
  • 06: Mapping the Hydrogen Sky
  • 07: Tour of the Green Bank Observatory
  • 08: Tour of the Green Bank Telescope
  • 09: Hydrogen and the Structure of Galaxies
  • 10: Pulsars: Clocks in Space
  • 11: Pulsars and Gravity
  • 12: Pulsars and the 300-Foot Telescope
  • 13: The Big Bang: The Oldest Radio Waves
  • 14: H II Regions and the Birth of Stars
  • 15: Supernovas and the Death of Stars
  • 16: Radio Stars and Early Interferometers
  • 17: Radio Source Counts
  • 18: Active Galactic Nuclei and the VLA
  • 19: A Telescope as Big as the Earth
  • 20: Galaxies and Their Gas
  • 21: Interstellar Molecular Clouds
  • 22: Star Formation and ALMA
  • 23: Interstellar Chemistry and Life
  • 24: The Future of Radio Astronomy

Taught by

Felix J. Lockman, Ph.D.

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