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Dr. Pogge is amazing lecturer because he's thorough and interesting. I've been an amateur astronomer most of my life and have focused on the question "What is it?" , but these lectures take you beyond that question to questions such as: "What's the historical development of our understanding of the universe?" and "How does it work?" I've been able to apply what I've learned at a recent starparty. I got up really early one morning around 5am to see Venus very high in the sky. So I immediatley recalled the lecture on "The Wanderers" and asked myself, "If it's so high away from the sun before sunrise, then it must be near some maximum elongation. Then one of my friends was observing Venus in his scope in total 11am daylight. We both wondered if it was at "Western or Eastern elongation." We concluded it was Western Max elongation because Venus rose in the morning. We looked it up in a Ephemeris and sure enough today it's at Max Western Elongation. The same with Mars-- we concluded since it rose at midnight it must be near Western quadrature. These simple observations help me to know where the orbits are relative to the earth without any computations. He encourages you to ask questions and observe the daily phenomena around you just as people have done for 1000's of years. Sadly, in our technological society we've really lost that interest in making observations such as this. Finally, as you can see, this is just the surface of what you can learn in this class to expand your mind about the universe around you. I recommend these lectures to everyone to listen on the way to work and going home. It will be good use of time. MarkRead full review »
PawnMower via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/15/07
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A real pleasure to review and learn about our world.
Sailor Kimo via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 11/15/09
i don't feel like i'm wasting my life while listening to this at my mundane job. my ipod has changed my life. thank you richard pogge for putting your lectures onto the web. they are appreciated!Read full review »
elizabeth anthony via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 10/25/07
Truly a great resource for a basic understanding of the history and power of Astronomy.
Denerian_01 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 01/13/14
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