Seven Ages of Starlight takes us on a journey through the life of stars Stars are at the heart of all life. Humans and all other life forms on our planet - from bacteria in the top of our atmosphere to the creatures in the darkest depths of our oceans - depend on our very own star, the sun. Much of the matter that makes up the known universe comes from stars and is put into motion by their enormous gravity. Even our planet and our bodies are made from stardust forged in the thermonuclear furnace of brightly burning stars.
This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe. Once we thought the sun and stars were gods and giants. Now we know, in a way, our instincts were right. The stars do all have their own characters, histories and role in the cosmos. Not least, they played a vital part in creating us. There are old, bloated red giants, capable of gobbling up planets in their orbit; explosive deaths - supernovae - that forge the building blocks of life; and black holes, the most mysterious stellar tombstones. And, of course, stars in their prime, like our own sun. Leading astronomers reveal how the grandest drama on tonight is the one playing above our heads.
This is the epic story of the stars, and how discovering their tale has transformed our own understanding of the universe. Once we thought the sun and stars were gods and giants. Now we know, in a way, our instincts were right. The stars do all have their own characters, histories and role in the cosmos. Not least, they played a vital part in creating us. There are old, bloated red giants, capable of gobbling up planets in their orbit; explosive deaths - supernovae - that forge the building blocks of life; and black holes, the most mysterious stellar tombstones. And, of course, stars in their prime, like our own sun. Leading astronomers reveal how the grandest drama on tonight is the one playing above our heads.
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Rupert Graves | |
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Robin Catchpole | |
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Steve Cowley | |
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Francisco Diego | |
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Alan Dressler |
| Director | Gaby Hornsby |
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| Producer | Gaby Hornsby | |
| Nr Discs | 1 |
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| Layers | Single side, Single layer |
| Location | 4D057BL |
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| Index | 970 |
| Added Date | May 25, 2016 13:12:33 |
| Modified Date | May 25, 2016 13:12:33 |
„Seven Ages of Starlight“ neemt je mee op een fantastische reis door de sterren die onze nachtelijke hemel verlichten. Wat wij zien als simpele sterren zijn in de werkelijkheid stuk voor stuk boeiende verhalen. Van de oeroude rode reus tot de spectaculaire explosieve supernova, van de mysterieuze zwarte gaten tot onze eigen zon - een ster in de beste jaren van zijn leven. Elke fase van de sterren is magnifiek en betoverend.
Deze documentaire laat ook zien hoe nauw we verbonden zijn met het universum om ons heen. Wij zijn letterlijk sterrenstof, tot leven gekomen door de energie van onze dichtstbijzijnde ster, de zon. Astronomie kon veel geheimen ontrafelen over onze aarde, over het heelal en onze plek daarin. Maar misschien kunnen we zelfs uiteindelijk een van de grootste mysteries van de wetenschap oplossen: Hoe is het heelal zelf geschapen?
Deze tweedelige BBC-documentaire vertelt het geweldige verhaal over het heelal ondersteund door de nieuwste technologie, prachtige computer special effects en toonaangevende astronomen.
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