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2013 Observatory Night Video Archive
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The following video presentation can be viewed with Realplayer.
April 18, 2013
"Nature's Telescopes," Matthew Bayliss, CfA
Clusters of galaxies form the largest lenses in the universe. Their gravity bends light from more distant objects, allowing us to see those background galaxies in high definition.
March 21, 2013
"Dark Cloud Encounters," Katherine Wyman, CfA
Cold, thick clouds of interstellar gas and dust slink throughout our galaxy. They can condense to form stars and planetary systems. But they can also silence life on planets by swallowing solar systems whole.
February 21, 2013
"Gas Giant Mysteries," Rebekah Dawson, CfA
Tonight Jupiter will rise in our sky as it has for millennia. We would never guess that its current orderly motion underwent an upheaval in the young solar system.
January 17, 2013
"Explosive Universe," Edo Berger, CfA
A gamma-ray burst represents Nature's biggest explosion since the Big Bang. First spotted by satellites hunting for Earthly nuclear blasts, gamma-ray bursts pump out more energy than our Sun will in its entire life.
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May 16, 2013
"Black Hole Chaos," Belinda Wilkes and Francesca Civano, CfA
Giant black holes at the centers of galaxies are the most powerful engines in the universe. In active galaxies they blast out jets of material at near-light-speed.
