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. These 12 spectacular lectures offer a fascinating overview of Hubble's accomplishments, drawing on one noted astronomer's Top 10 list to take you on a dazzling voyage of discovery that will feed the imagination and unlock new secrets of the universe. Professor David Meyer, who directs the Dearborn Observatory and has collaborated in 20 research projects with Hubble, has 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 comets and asteroids, the life cycles of stars, the evolution of galaxies, dark matter, and the evidence for the big bang. You'll enjoy an unrivaled vantage point for investigating phenomena throughout the cosmos, including a series of comet strikes on Jupiter, which produced Earth-sized plumes of vaporized debris in the giant planet's atmosphere; a dramatic hotbed of new star creation in the Eagle Nebula; and the deepest optical view ever made of the early universe.LIFETIME MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. Your satisfaction is important to us, and we at The Great Courses offer a lifetime replacement warranty to purchasers of our products from The Great Courses on - if a DVD or CD disc ever breaks, warps, or gets damaged, we will replace it free of charge. If you have any concerns with your product, or want to request a replacement, please contact The Great Courses through our storefront for more information.
J**N
Expected more variety of pictures and a deeper less simplified lecture
Does anyone else have problems with the audio on the second lecture? Audio for the first and third have been just fine, but second nothing.I've been listening to the great courses from Audible and I was pleased to see that some of them are coming in video lecture format. I've purchased and watched two of the math great courses, this is my third purchase. The weakest by far. In fact, I fell asleep about half way into the third lecture last night, obviously didn’t keep my interest enough to keep me awake.Maybe my expectations were a little off, i should have probably watched the free trailer before I decided to buy this. But i was expecting much more than talking about one picture a lecture and giving what I thought was kind of an amateur/introductory lecture of astronomy to go with the single picture in the lecture. I guess from the name of the lectures its obvious were only focusing on one issue, but i expected multiple pictures of it and maybe some pictures of other items similar to it.In reality, with just covering the single picture in a course. And simply just having that picture or the professor talking, I could have done just about as well with an audio only lecture. With the benefit of the audio only lecture being able to listen on car rides and while mowing the lawn.
M**N
I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in astronomy or cosmology at ...
I really appreciated Dr. Meyer's ability to speak so eloquently and passionately about this subject. His selections were well-thought out, and represented various aspects & stages of the universe, ending with the future for Hubble & beyond. I'd highly recommend this to anyone interested in astronomy or cosmology at any level. Definitely five stars!
L**.
video format is not HD full screen
the item arrived in good conditions, the 2 DVDs are working and the book is in good state.Just the video format is not HD full screen, on my HD screen I have 2 black bands left and right.
K**R
Fantastic Hubble Space Telescope Pix.
Found this here and it sounded good. It is actually much better. Fantastic. Great Hubble pix. Professor Meyer knows his Astrophysics and does a great job of explaining the pix and what they mean. I highly recommend this course if they still have it.
R**N
If you want to be bored out of your mind go ahead
Like the photo,s , can’t stand the narrator blah blah bla
C**.
Great images with informative lectures...
We have all seen pictures from the Hubble Space Telescope. In this course, Professor Myer picks twelve images to teach about the telescope, the objects pictured and astronomy in general. I definitely get more out of Hubble images since viewing this course.
L**E
Expensive talking head
I was expecting photos, graphics and narration from NASA or another agency. But this series is a very dry and to me boring classroom program with mostly just a talking head. And I thought the price was to high.
R**D
A great beginning
I am enjoying this series immensely. I would like to purchase all of the Great Courses on astronomy, but being retired, it will take longer than I would like.
B**Y
This series of "Great Courses" are of the highest quality ...
This series of "Great Courses" are of the highest quality of teaching. This particular one is a must for astronomy enthusiasts.
V**N
Excellent series. Ideal for my fledgling astronomy group
Excellent series. Ideal for my fledgling astronomy group.
A**R
Five Stars
Excellent condition, very pleased. No problems at all
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