Michel van Biezen Courses

Astronomy - Supernova: The Death of Stars

Explore the fascinating world of supernovas, from historical observations to types and mechanisms. Learn about white dwarfs, electron degeneracy, and how supernovas help measure cosmic distances.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Life and Death of a Low Mass Star

Explore the complete life cycle of low-mass stars, from gravitational collapse to white dwarfs, through detailed stages and astronomical concepts like the H-R diagram and Hayashi track.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Stars and the H-R Diagram

Comprehensive exploration of stellar properties, classification, and measurement techniques, covering magnitude, luminosity, temperature, and mass-luminosity relationships in astronomy.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - The Sun

Comprehensive exploration of the Sun's structure, processes, and phenomena, from its core to its atmosphere, including fusion, sunspots, and solar wind.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Jupiter

Comprehensive exploration of Jupiter's characteristics, including composition, atmosphere, interior structure, magnetic field, rings, and moons, with detailed explanations of its unique features.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Mars

Explore Mars' mysteries, from its wet history to modern missions. Learn about surface features, atmosphere, moons, and the search for life on the Red Planet.

• YouTube
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Venus

Comprehensive exploration of Venus, covering its properties, geography, atmosphere, and exploration history. Includes detailed calculations and explanations of planetary phenomena.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Mercury

Comprehensive exploration of Mercury's properties, orbit, geology, atmosphere, and space missions, including detailed analysis of Mariner 10 and MESSENGER missions and their discoveries.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Earth's Atmosphere

Comprehensive exploration of Earth's atmosphere, covering composition, temperature, greenhouse effect, energy balance, and climate change implications. Includes detailed analysis of atmospheric gases and their interactions.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Earth as a Planet

Explore Earth's unique features, interior structure, plate tectonics, atmosphere, and place in the solar system through comprehensive lectures on planetary science and geology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Origin of the Solar System

Explore the formation and evolution of our solar system, from its composition and age to planetary development and detection methods for exoplanets.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - The Solar System - Comparative Planetology

Comprehensive exploration of solar system planets, comparing their physical properties, orbits, atmospheres, and compositions. Includes discussions on moons, asteroids, comets, and water distribution.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - The Solar System

Comprehensive exploration of the solar system, covering planetary characteristics, orbits, composition, and celestial bodies. Gain in-depth knowledge of comparative planetology and astronomical phenomena.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Telescopes

Explore telescopes, from basic principles to advanced technologies, covering refracting and reflecting designs, adaptive optics, interferometry, CCDs, and various types of astronomical observations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Astronomy - Light and Radiation

Comprehensive exploration of light and electromagnetic radiation in astronomy, covering types, production, effects, laws, spectra, and applications in celestial observations.

• YouTube
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video