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Radio Astronomy Observing the Invisible Universe
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For a few hundred thousand years, we used our eyes as our primary astronomical tool. But it all changed in the 1930s when a young engineer named Karl Jansky detected radiation below the visible part of the spectrum emanating from an astronomical object - and radio astronomy was born. Radio Astronomy: Observing the Invisible Universe takes you on a thrilling journey through astounding discoveries with Felix J. Lockman, Ph.D., of the Green Bank Observatory as your guide. You’ll learn how astronomers used radio energy, some emitted from hydrogen and other atoms, to discover Jupiter’s radiation belts, Sagittarius A and the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, dark matter, neutron stars, pulsars, giant molecular clouds, and complex organic molecules in interstellar space. Learn about the principles of radio telescopes - collecting, focusing, amplifying, and analyzing radio waves - Rated 3.8 out of 5.
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For a few hundred thousand years, we used our eyes as our primary astronomical tool. But it all changed in the 1930s when a young engineer named Karl Jansky detected radiation below the visible part of the spectrum emanating from an astronomical object - and radio astronomy was born. Radio Astronomy: Observing the Invisible Universe takes you on a thrilling journey through astounding discoveries with Felix J. Lockman, Ph.D., of the Green Bank Observatory as your guide. You’ll learn how astronomers used radio energy, some emitted from hydrogen and other atoms, to discover Jupiter’s radiation belts, Sagittarius A and the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, dark matter, neutron stars, pulsars, giant molecular clouds, and complex organic molecules in interstellar space. Learn about the principles of radio telescopes - collecting, focusing, amplifying, and analyzing radio waves - and take a virtual tour of the world’s most enormous radio telescopes. That includes the technique of Very Long Baseline Interferometry, with multiple telescopes located thousands of miles apart, all functioning together as one single radio telescope the size of the Earth. Perhaps the most astounding of all radio astronomy discoveries is this: The dominant molecular structures in interstellar space are based on carbon. That is not what scientists had expected. We have always labeled these molecules “organic” because life
Key details: Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No | Package Dimensions: 7.76 x 7.56 x 1.38 inches; 15.84 ounces | Customer Reviews: 3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars (4)
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Review snippets: A grate educational video series on radio astronomy thank you. Read more / Since these courses bill themselves as being "college level" we felt obliged to weigh in. This one is nowhere near college level, which may be ok if you're looking to get kids interested, but for anyone beyond middle school or