Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 56 The Brightest Supernova in Nearly 400 Years
(2025, original release: 2007)
Nonfiction
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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
15079962
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
In 1987 a Type II supernova only 170,000 light years away became visible. Earlier photos of the region showed that the exploded star was a blue supergiant, a previously unsuspected candidate for this fate. Ghostly neutrinos were detected from this supernova
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Alex Filippenko
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007
Mode of access: World Wide Web