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The Invisible Universe: From Supernovas to Black Holes

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An introduction to how observations across the electromagnetic spectrum reveal galaxies beyond visible light. The course focuses on detecting submillimetre light and what it shows about ancient galaxies and galaxy evolution.

Syllabus

Introduction
Light
William Herschel
Infrared light
Light is a wave
The electromagnetic spectrum
The full spectrum
Invisible galaxies
Red and dead galaxies
Hubble Deep Fields
Hubble Space Telescope
Invisible lights
Submillimetre light
How we detect submillimetre light
How we detect long wavelength light
Scuba
What does Scuba look like
What are these things
Ancient galaxies
What are they made of
Submillimetre galaxies
Galaxy evolution
The mystery of submillimetre galaxies
James Webb Space Telescope

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The Royal Institution

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