Williamsburg Regional Library

Introduction to Astrophysics, Episode 21

Label
Introduction to Astrophysics, Episode 21
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Introduction to Astrophysics
Medium
electronic resource
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018
Runtime
32
Summary
Take in our entire galaxy, called the Milky Way. Locate Earth's position; then survey other galaxies, classifying their structure. Use the virial theorem to analyze a typical galaxy, which can be thought of as a "collisionless gas" of stars. Note that galaxies themselves often collide with each other, as the nearby Andromeda Galaxy is destined to do with the Milky Way billions of years from now
Technique
live action