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Introduction to Exoplanets
Phil Plait, host and writer at Crash Course Astronomy, is a fast talker. He crams a lot of information into twelve or fifteen minutes of video. But remember: it's a video, you can pause it, back it up, watch it again. I often use the left-cursor key to back up by about 5 seconds just to hear a quick repeat of the last sentence or so.
And also remember: you can ask questions in class. Write down your questions and bring them.
Exoplanets are planets in orbit around stars other than our sun. I still think of them as a new thing, but the first ones were discovered almost 30 years ago! Here is Phil Plait's take on them:
Phil Plait, host and writer at Crash Course Astronomy, is a fast talker. He crams a lot of information into twelve or fifteen minutes of video. But remember: it's a video, you can pause it, back it up, watch it again. I often use the left-cursor key to back up by about 5 seconds just to hear a quick repeat of the last sentence or so.
And also remember: you can ask questions in class. Write down your questions and bring them.
Exoplanets are planets in orbit around stars other than our sun. I still think of them as a new thing, but the first ones were discovered almost 30 years ago! Here is Phil Plait's take on them:
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If you like Crash Course Astronomy, there is plenty of entertainment waiting for you at YouTube. Just search YouTube for Crash Course Astronomy 1 to see the first one, and go from there.
If you like Crash Course Astronomy, there is plenty of entertainment waiting for you at YouTube. Just search YouTube for Crash Course Astronomy 1 to see the first one, and go from there.
