Planets Circling Two Stars
(2016, original release: 2015)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2015
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2016
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1198826
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
In Process Record
See how data from the Kepler spacecraft confirms a scenario straight out of the movie Star Wars: a planet with two suns. Investigate the tricky orbital mechanics of these systems. A double star also complicates the heating and cooling cycle on a planet. However, the view is spectacular!
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Film
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2015
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English