Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 55 Core-Collapse Supernovae-Gravity Wins
(2025, original release: 2007)

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2007
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
15079960
LANGUAGE
English
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Type II supernovae, whose spectra exhibit hydrogen, come from massive supergiant stars whose core suddenly collapses, ejecting the rest of the star. This mechanism also applies to "stripped" stars that had previously lost their outermost layers through winds and transfer to companions

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Alex Filippenko

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007

Mode of access: World Wide Web

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