Cosmic Vistas

Cosmic Vistas

Season Five is dedicated to one of Astronomy's most cherished allies: The Hubble Space Telescope. It was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and since then has delivered some of the most iconic images of the universe ever captured. With its instruments able to observe ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light, it continues to deliver information and allure over 25 years later.
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  1. С.5, эп. 1: Eye of the Beholder

    19 июля 2007 г.
    27 мин
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    For as long as there have been been people to look up, the night sky has been a source of wonder and mystery. In the quest to explore the universe, our greatest ally is the Hubble telescope.
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  2. С.5, эп. 2: Painted by Light

    19 июля 2007 г.
    27 мин
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    In the beginning there was light. So much light that when the universe formed every corner of space blazed white hot. But it didn't last... For 200 million years darkness reined, then light was reborn.
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  3. С.5, эп. 3: Color

    26 июля 2007 г.
    27 мин
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    Color is one of the artists essential tools. In a painting, color draws the eye and plays with our emotions. In astronomy, it serves a different purpose. When measured, it can tell us temperature, chemical composition, and motion of astronomical objects.
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  4. С.5, эп. 4: Cosmic Perspective

    26 июля 2007 г.
    27 мин
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    For most of human history, the night sky seemed two dimensional. A marvelous canvas that stretched from horizon to horizon. To our ancestors this perspective gave no hint to the universes true depth...
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  5. С.5, эп. 5: Grand Design

    26 июля 2007 г.
    27 мин
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    When the Hubble telescope looks towards the heavens, it finds design on a grand scale. Especially when it zooms in on the spiral galaxies that populate the universe around us.
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  6. С.5, эп. 6: Vanishing Points

    26 июля 2007 г.
    27 мин
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    Like the vanishing point in a perspective drawing, the core of a neighboring galaxy attracts our eyes and makes up feel like we are gazing down a deep well, with a bright shining center. But this illusion conceals an even deeper truth.
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