DeepSkyVideosProfessor Mike Merrifield discusses Messier 98, and research into peanut shapes in the cores of galaxies. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
M98 - Peanuts and Bar Galaxies - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-05-31 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses Messier 98, and research into peanut shapes in the cores of galaxies. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranAsteroid 4179 Toutatis - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2024-09-25 | Professor Meghan Gray discusses how a musical link started her exploration of this Near Earth Asteroid. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyComet Hale-Bopp - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2023-12-20 | Professor Meghan Gray discusses the Great Comet of 1997, Hale-Bopp. Also known less grandiosely as C/1995 O1. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Circular about Hale-Bopp's discovery: http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/06100/06187.html#Item1
JWST Observations of Comet C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) at 46 au: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2022DPS....5430902K/abstract
Video by Brady HaranEl Gordo (The Fat One) Galaxy Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2023-10-18 | Professor Meghan Gray discusses the immense galaxy cluster El Gordo (The Fat One), also known less catchily as ACT-CL J0102-4915. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope: ACT-CL J0102-4915 "El Gordo," a Massive Merging Cluster at Redshift 0.87 - https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2012ApJ...748....7M/abstract
JWST's PEARLS: A new lens model for ACT-CL J0102−4915, "El Gordo," and the first red supergiant star at cosmological distances discovered by JWST - https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2023A%26A...672A...3D/abstract
Head-to-Toe Measurement of El Gordo: Improved Analysis of the Galaxy Cluster ACT-CL J0102–4915 with New Wide-field Hubble Space Telescope Imaging Data - iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/ac294f
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyDouble Quasars - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2023-09-25 | Professor Meghan Gray explains the sometimes strange phenomenon of twin quasars. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyA Stream of Stars (Abell 1795) - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2023-08-03 | An intergalactic stream of stars in the galaxy cluster Abell 1795 - featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyCrab Nebula in 3D - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2023-05-02 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses a new perspective of the Crab Nebula, also known as Messier 1. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranNGC 2 - Measuring the Distance to Galaxies - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2023-01-09 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses methods for measuring the distance to NGC 2. Includes the Tully-Fisher method. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyNGC 1 - The First Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-11-22 | NGC 1 occupies prime position in the famed New General Catalogue - but why? More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM108 - The Surfboard Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-08-31 | FREE POSTERS AND CHECKLIST FOR ALL 110 OBJECTS: patreon.com/posts/71301100 This videos features Mike Merrifield and Becky Smethurst. Messier Objects playlist: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM107 - Dark Matter (extra footage) - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-07-15 | More chat about M107 with Dr Maggie Lieu. Other M107 video at: youtu.be/9Jy7g6-tB40 More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM107 - An OG Globular Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-07-14 | Dr Becky Smethurst discusses Messier 107 - also known as NGC 6171 - an Oosterhoff type I cluster. Extra M107 chat at: youtu.be/6TvR9gRJQTk More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM88 - The Leading Edge - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-04-21 | Mike Merrifield discusses the galaxy Messier 88 (also known as NGC 4501) More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM72 - Variable Stars - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-03-29 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses variable stars in Messier 72 - also known as NGC 6981. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM61 - Barred Spiral Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-02-16 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses star formation in Messier 61 - also known as NGC 4303. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM47 - Strongly Magnetic White Dwarf - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2022-01-08 | The open cluster Messier 47 contains a white dwarf star which attracted the interest of astronomers, as Mike Merrifield explains. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM5 - A Laboratory in Space - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-11-30 | Dr Becky Smethurst discusses Messier 5. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM55 - Rotating Stars - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-10-03 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses globular cluster Messier 55 and the rotation of its stars. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Just a little note: We filmed this in 2018 but it got a little "lost" in the edit queue and is only appearing now in 2021.M69 - Globular Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-07-18 | Dr Maggie Lieu (from the University of Nottingham) discusses Messier 69.More links and info in full description ↓↓↓Messier Objects playlist: http://bit.ly/MessierObjectsDr Lieu's website: maggielieu.com
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM84 - Feedback and Bubbles - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-05-25 | Dr Meghan Gray discusses Messier 84 - a Lenticular Galaxy with a turbulent centre. Messier Objects playlist: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM95 - Dust Lanes and Stellar Formation - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-03-30 | Dr Maggie Lieu (from the University of Nottingham) on the violent and mysterious happening in the barred spiral galaxy M95. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM91 - The Missing Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-02-16 | Dr Maggie Lieu (from the University of Nottingham) discusses the "anaemic" spiral galaxy M91. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM86 - The Kiwi Fruit Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2021-01-28 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses Messier 86 and unusual star orbits. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM81 - Bodes Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-12-28 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses Bode's Galaxy, known as M81 or NGC 3031. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM39 - Stellar Friends - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-11-22 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses the birth and dispersion of stars in Messier 39. More Messier Objects: http://bit.ly/MessierObjects More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM94 - Rings and Rotation Curves - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-10-25 | Dr Becky Smethurst discussing Messier 94. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran Editing by James HennessyM14 - Cluster Destruction - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-09-02 | Dr Becky Smethurst discusses Messier 14 and the demise of globular clusters. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM59 - Galaxy Detectives - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-06-14 | Dr Meghan Gray discusses the detective work that goes into understanding galaxies like M59. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM100 - Galaxies and Emoji - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-05-21 | Dr Becky uses emojis to discuss what's going on in galaxies like Messier 100. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM63 - Sunflower Galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-04-15 | Messier 63 is also known as NGC 5055. Featuring Professor Mike Merrifield. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM7 - Pluto and the Wishing Well - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-04-06 | Dr Becky Smethurst talks about Messier 7 - and its surprising link with a mission to Pluto.
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM60 - And the 3rd densest galaxy - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-03-18 | Featuring Dr Maggie Lieu at the University of Nottingham More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Messier 60 and its interesting neighbour, the Ultra Compact Dwarf Galaxy M60-UCD1
Video by Brady HaranThe Popes Telescopes - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2020-02-26 | We tour four enormous telescopes at The Vatican. See two other videos in this "trinity" - Papal Space Rocks at youtu.be/5OI4wb2XIZc and The Pope's Astronomer at youtu.be/Z0DAKaR16cY More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
This video features Brother Guy Consolmagno from The Vatican Observatory. Observatory website: http://www.vaticanobservatory.va Brother Guy on Twitter:twitter.com/specolations
Brother Guy shows us items from the Vatican collection on Objectivity at youtu.be/5OI4wb2XIZc
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM12 - The Doomed Star Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-12-04 | Dr Meghan Gray discussed Messier 12 (aka NGC 6218) and its treacherous path through the galaxy. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM68 - The Poster Child Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-11-05 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses the globular cluster Messier 68 (also known as NGC 4590). More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
BVI CCD Photometry of Galactic Globular Clusters. II. M68: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1994AJ....108..555W/abstract
Studies based on the colors and magnitudes in stellar clusters. VII. The distances, distribution in space, and dimensions of 69 globular clusters: https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1918ApJ....48..154S/abstract
Video by Brady Haran and James HennessyM106 - MEGA MASER QUASAR - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-10-07 | Dr Becky Smethurst discusses Messier 106 (aka NGC 4258) - and the world of megamasers. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM103 - Tracking a Red Giant - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-08-19 | One of these stars is not like the others - what's going on? M103 is also known as NGC 581. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM52 - A Cluster of Variable Stars - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-07-12 | Dr Meghan Gray discusses M52 (NGC 7654) and its huge array of variable stars. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Series by Brady Haran This episode filmed and edited by James HennessyM75 - Sausage Globular Clusters - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-05-30 | Dr Becky Smethurst discusses M75 and globular clusters. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM102 - A Tale of Mistakes - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-05-03 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses the doubts and mistakes swirling around M102 - which *might* have been NGC 5866. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James HennessyM48 - The Lost and Found Star Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-03-08 | Dr Meghan Gray discusses Messier 48 - an open cluster that was lost and found. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM109 - Barred Spiral Galaxies - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-02-18 | Dr Becky Smethurst is talking about M109 - an unusual barred spiral galaxy. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady HaranM70 - Gravothermal Catastrophe - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-02-03 | A discussion of Messier 70 to kick off a description of Gravothermal Catastrophe. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM44 - Exoplanets in the Beehive Cluster - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2019-01-09 | Dr Becky Smethurst discussing Messier 44 and the discovery of planets around stars in the open cluster. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Videos by Brady Haran This video shot and edited by James HennessyM99 - Spiral Galaxy and its mystery nova - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-12-12 | Dr Meghan Gray discusses a luminous red nova in the spiral galaxy M99. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM38 - Open Cluster and its little companion - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-11-29 | Professor Mike Merrifield discusses the Open Cluster M38 and the nearby (?) object NGC 1907 More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by James Hennessy and Brady HaranM87 - Infinity in your Hand - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-10-09 | Becky Smethurst discusses the massive and superfreaky M87. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran Editing in this video by James HennessyM23 - How Star Clusters Die - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-09-05 | Dr Becky Smethurst discusses Messier 23 (aka NGC 6494) and the death of open clusters. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Video by Brady Haran Editing in this video by James HennessyM43 - The overlooked sidekick - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-07-26 | Becky explains why Messier 43 - overshadowed by the neighbouring Orion Nebula - still has a story to tell. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓
Dr Becky Smethurst is the Sixty Symbols Ogden Fellow at the University of Nottingham.
Deep Sky Videos by Brady HaranM8 - The Lagoon Nebula and Space Tornadoes - Deep Sky VideosDeepSkyVideos2018-07-01 | Dr Meghan Gray turns her gaze to the spectacular Messier 8 - better-known as the Lagoon Nebula. More links and info in full description ↓↓↓