Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 39 Extra-Solar Planets Galore!
(2025, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
15079928
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Because extra-solar planets are too dim to be seen directly, they are detected using a variety of ingenious techniques. Two examples: Minute variations in a star's spectrum and tiny changes in its brightness can signal the presence of planets
Film
In Process Record
Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web