Williamsburg Regional Library

Introduction to Astrophysics, Episode 11

Label
Introduction to Astrophysics, Episode 11
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
Non-visible wavelengths compose by far the largest part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Even so, many astronomers assumed there was nothing to see in these bands. The invention of radio and X-ray telescopes proved them spectacularly wrong. Examine the challenges of detecting and focusing radio and X-ray light, and the dazzling astronomical phenomena that radiate in these wavelengths
Technique
live action
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