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  The Rotten Egg Nebula (in M46) - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 8 minutes, 19 seconds.

  • 1 week ago
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  Discussing the open cluster Messier 46 and two associated objects - the planetary nebula NGC 2438 and the protoplanetary nebula known as either the Calabash Nebula or Rotten Egg Nebula.
  Featuring D...
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  Telescope at the South Pole (BICEP-3) - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 10 minutes.

  • 2 weeks ago
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  Denis Barkats and friends show us the BICEP-3 telescope at the South Pole. More Denis videos from Antarctica: http://bit.ly/Antarctica_SS
  More telescope videos on Deep Sky Videos: http://bit.ly/tel...
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  8-million-year-old stars (M21) - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 9 minutes, 38 seconds.

  • 2 months ago
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  Messier 21 (NGC 6531) provides an opportunity to discuss the age spread of stars in a cluster.
  Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield.
  More reading on this research: http://bit.ly/2c56JYs
  More Messier...
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  Spinning Stars and Messier 50 - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 8 minutes, 47 seconds.

  • 4 months ago
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  This video about Messier 50 (M50 or NGC 2323) looks at gyrochronology of stars.
  Papers referred to are: http://arxiv.org/abs/0810.5110 and https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.7851
  Discussed by Dr Meghan Gra...
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  Jellyfish Galaxy (Messier 90) - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 9 minutes, 15 seconds.

  • 5 months ago
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  Dr Meghan Gray discusses some new research into Messier 90, also known as NGC 4569. It is "joining the gang" in the Virgo Cluster.
  More Messier videos: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects
  
  The paper discu...
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  M79 and its special bright star - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 3 minutes, 40 seconds.

  • 7 months ago
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  Professor Paul Crowther singles out one star from the Messier 79 globular cluster.
  More Messier object videos: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects
  M79 is also known as NGC 1904
  More reading: arxiv.org/abs...
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  Super Star Cluster and its Magnetar - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 5 minutes, 20 seconds.

  • 8 months ago
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  It's not a Messier Object, but we let Professor Paul Crowther tell us all about Westerlund 1 and its impressive magnetar.
  More videos on Messier Objects, including many clusters: http://bit.ly/Mess...
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  The Whirlpool Galaxy (Messier 51) - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 6 minutes, 56 seconds.

  • 8 months ago
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  Messier 51, The Whirlpool Galaxy, and how its spiral arms were formed. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield.
  EXTRA FOOTAGE: https://youtu.be/dHLpUOXU2S4
  More Messiers: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects
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  The Millisecond Pulsar in M28 - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 4 minutes, 49 seconds.

  • 9 months ago
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  Professor Paul Crowther's discussion of Messier 28 (NGC 6626) veers into discussion of millisecond pulsars and magnetars.
  More Messier Object videos: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects
  
  Prof Crowther is...
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  Re-coating a VERY LARGE telescope mirror - Duration: 4 minutes, 36 seconds.

  • 10 months ago
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  How are the four 8.2m mirrors at the Very Large Telescope moved and re-coated with aluminium?
  More form the VLT: http://bit.ly/VLT_Playlist
  
  Filmed at the European Southern Observatory's site at Pa...
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  Messier 10 and Orbits - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 8 minutes, 19 seconds.

  • 1 year ago
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  Dr Meghan Gray uses our discussion of Messier 10 (a globular cluster) as an excuse to talk about the six key components of an orbit.
  More Messier Object videos: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects
  
  Paper ...
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  The mystery ring in M26 - Deep Sky Videos - Duration: 8 minutes, 19 seconds.

  • 1 year ago
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  It's the Messier 26, an open cluster, also known as NGC 6694.
  Discussed by Professor Mike Merrifield at the University of Nottingham.
  More Messier Objects: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects
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