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This six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. Adam is high in the Atacama Desert in Chile at the Very Large Telescope, the world's largest. Set in ...a barren and inhospitable landscape, this place has revolutionised our view of the cosmos. Adam sees how new technology can strip away the effects of the atmosphere, giving better images than you can get from space, and joins astronomers hunting for exploding stars at the edge of the Universe. Astronomer and Engineer Maggie Aderin finds out how amazing Hubble Space Telescope images are made, combining science and art. Reports include attempts to see the first light ever released in the universe, just after the Big Bang and how previously invisible objects are being seen with gravity.
This six part series tackles the big questions about the solar system, space and the universe. Adam is high in the Atacama Desert in Chile at the Very Large Telescope, the world's largest. Set in ...a barren and inhospitable landscape, this place has revolutionised our view of the cosmos. Adam sees how new technology can strip away the effects of the atmosphere, giving better images than you can get from space, and joins astronomers hunting for exploding stars at the edge of the Universe. Astronomer and Engineer Maggie Aderin finds out how amazing Hubble Space Telescope images are made, combining science and art. Reports include attempts to see the first light ever released in the universe, just after the Big Bang and how previously invisible objects are being seen with gravity.
| Series: | The cosmos a beginner's guide |
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| Episode | 3 |
| Published: | 2007 |
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| Duration: | 00:30:00 |
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| Producer: | Mark Jacobs |
| Contributors: | Maggie Aderin; Adam Hart-Davis; Janet Sumner |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University Screenhouse Productions |
| Link to related site: | Website: http://www.open2.net/cosmos/index.html |
| Subject terms: | Telescopes; Universe |
| Footage description: | Two posters about the series are available for reference use only |
| Production number: | JOUA477Y |
| Videofinder number: | 7754 |
| Available to public: | no |
