Peculiar galaxies

United States, 1994

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Episode number 16 of Series “Universe: the infinite frontier: an introductory astronomy telecourse”.
This episode discusses a peculiar type of galaxy called a Quasar. Quasars looked liked stars but did not have the same size, shape or spectrum as stars. They were extremely luminous and expanding away from us. Quasars are believed to be the cause of galaxies. Astronomers believe that the structure of a Quasar is an extremely bright nucleus of a galaxy and a central Black Hole which over time evolves into a “normal” galaxy.

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Credits

producer/director

David P. Stone

production company

Coastal Community Colleges

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1994

Appears in

Universe: the infinite frontier: an introductory astronomy telecourse

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Universe: the infinite frontier: an introductory astronomy telecourse

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

305769

Language

English

Subject categories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Astronomy

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cosmology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Galaxies

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Quasars

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Short films → Short films - United States

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Sound

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Colour

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VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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