Understanding the Universe: An Introduction to Astronomy, 2nd Edition. Episode 46 Binary Stars and Stellar Masses
2025
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Many stars are members of binary systems, in which two stars orbit a common center of mass. Our best estimates of how much mass stars have come from observations of binaries. We find that massive stars have far shorter lives than low-mass stars.
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The Great Courses, 2007.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2025.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2007.
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Alex Filippenko
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
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482564
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