Seven Ages of Starlight Episode 1
This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe. This first episode shows how modern astronomy has revealed that stars experience a life cycle that begins with birth. We visit the Joint European Torus, a major physics project...
| Other Authors: | BBC Worldwide Ltd., Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2014], c2012.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col. |
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Seven ages of starlight.
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| Summary: |
This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe. This first episode shows how modern astronomy has revealed that stars experience a life cycle that begins with birth. We visit the Joint European Torus, a major physics project based in Oxfordshire, to learn more about the process of hydrogen fusion that brings stars to life. Then it's time to examine our most well known star, the sun. Once its hydrogen runs out, it will move into the next phase of its life, as a Red Giant. Ultimately, it will end up as a burnt out cinder called a White Dwarf. |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on June 28, 2014. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Star Diversity (3:11) -- Pleiades Cluster (1:35) -- Star Birth (3:05) -- Recreating a Star (3:08) -- Starlight Formation (2:38) -- Heliocentric Solar System (2:24) -- Planetary Formation (2:29) -- Sun Spots (5:40) -- Star Dynamism (3:08) -- Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram (4:09) -- Red Giant (4:31) -- Red Giant Destruction (4:06) -- White Dwarf Creation (3:00) -- Credits: Seven Ages of Starlight: Episode 1 (0:33) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe. This first episode shows how modern astronomy has revealed that stars experience a life cycle that begins with birth. We visit the Joint European Torus, a major physics project based in Oxfordshire, to learn more about the process of hydrogen fusion that brings stars to life. Then it's time to examine our most well known star, the sun. Once its hydrogen runs out, it will move into the next phase of its life, as a Red Giant. Ultimately, it will end up as a burnt out cinder called a White Dwarf. 8 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (45 min.) : sd., col. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
8 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |