Description
Among the most amazing sights in the sky, eclipses of the Sun and
Moon have long fascinated us. This lecture describes the eclipses of
the Sun and Moon, their types, and how often they occur.
Recorded 2007 Oct 1 in 1000 McPherson Lab on the Columbus campus
of The Ohio State University.
A new podcast, Astronomy 141, Life in the Universe, is available
for those interested in continuing an exploration of topics in
modern astronomy.
Published 12/06/09
Are we alone in the Universe? This lecture explores the question of how
we might go about finding life on planets around other stars. Rather
than talking about speculative ideas, like the Drake Equation or SETI, I
am instead taking the approach of posing it as a problem of what to look
for...
Published 11/30/07