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The blue supergiant star, HDE 226868, is locked in an orbit with a black hole - Cygnus X-1. If you have a small telescope it is possible to see this interesting star. The black hole is not visible but its companion star is. This system is located in ...the constellation Cygnus, The Swan. The video explains where to look. It is possible to capture an image of this star with an SLR digital camera, Nikon, Canon and others produce cameras capable of long time exposures. The video also demonstrates using online telescopes to capture an image of this star. The animations in this video were created with Starry Night software.
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December 5, 2009 at 10:46 PM
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Ages: 9 - 18
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A Discovery Channel production in which Stephen Hawking discusses black holes and their potential for time travel.
November 19, 2010 at 10:58 AM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Some scientists believe that black holes may have played an important role in the creation of the universe in this interesting video from BBC science show 'Supermassive Black Holes'.
December 7, 2009 at 11:43 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Scientists explain how NASA's newest mission of exploration will gather important data about one of the Universe's most interesting and perplexing phenomena. (35:44)
May 30, 2012 at 07:43 PM
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Ages: 16 - 18
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Evidence has been accumulating for several decades that many galaxies harbor central mass concentrations that may be in the form of black holes with between a few million to a few billion time the mass of the Sun.
In this public lecture, Professor... Genzel discusses measurements over the last two decades, employing high resolution infrared and radio imaging and spectroscopy on large ground-based telescopes that prove the existence of such a massive black hole in the centre of our Milky Way, beyond any reasonable doubt. These data also provide key insights into its properties and environment.
Future interferometric studies of the Galactic Center black hole promise to be able to test gravity in its strong field limit. Professor Genzel also briefly summarizes the cosmological evolution of massive black holes.
This event is brought to you by the Australian Institute of Physics and the Black Hole Society, and took place on Monday 27 July 2009. (1:08:04)
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July 30, 2012 at 04:18 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite recently detected a rise in high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst produced by a rare X-ray nova, came from a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole. (02:0...8)
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October 6, 2012 at 10:07 AM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Meet the new record-holder for the LARGEST BLACK HOLE IN THE UNIVERSE (so far) in this EXPANDED and UPDATED version (in 1080p) of our most popular Cosmic Journeys. Our Milky Way may harbor millions of black holes... the ultra dense remnants of dead s...tars. But now, in the universe far beyond our galaxy, there's evidence of something far more ominous. A breed of black holes that has reached incomprehensible size and destructive power. Just how large, and violent, and strange can they get? (24:59)
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September 27, 2012 at 07:37 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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On Sept. 16, NASA's Swift satellite detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from a source toward the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, announced the presence of a previously unknown stellar-mass black h...ole. (02:17)
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October 5, 2012 at 06:11 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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This animation compares the X-ray 'heartbeats' of GRS 1915 and IGR J17091, two black holes that ingest gas from companion stars. GRS 1915 has nearly five times the mass of IGR J17091, which at three solar masses may be the smallest black hole known. ...(01:32)
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October 21, 2012 at 11:20 AM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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This video goes over how black holes are created, what we would see if the Earth was orbiting a black hole, what would be seen if light reaches a black hole, what would happen if we were to enter a black hole, how a black hole could create a wormhole..., and goes through a certain type of experiment (called a dumbhole) to explore black holes. A dumbhole is similar to a black hole, but instead of not permitting light to escape, a dumbhole does not permit sound to escape. The video also explores the question, "What is the center of the Universe?" and explains how the center of the Universe is "everywhere." (10:45)
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November 21, 2012 at 02:30 PM
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