Radio Astronomy. Episode 18, Active Galactic Nuclei and the VLA
(2019, original release: 2017)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
6726038
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
The need for a new generation of radio interferometers to untangle extragalactic radio sources led to the development of the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico. With its twenty-seven radio antennas in a Y-shaped configuration, it gives both high sensitivity and high angular resolution. The VLA provided a deeper and clearer look at galaxies than ever before, and the results were astonishing
Film
In Process Record
Felix J. Lockman
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2017
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English