This is my favourite crash course series. Mainly due to Phil. I don't know, just the sheer amount of wonder and passion that he puts into this, makes appreciate this series on a whole other level than the others. Not to mention that he is talking about some of the most beautiful, powerful and eventful in... ever kinda helps.
A few years ago, I took an intro astronomy class taught by a respected astrophysicist in the community. She was incredibly smart, but I didn’t really learn much, and the class definitely wasn’t enjoyable. If I had been taught by Phil, it would’ve been my favorite class during my undergrad thus far. He’s so passionate and fascinated by this stuff, and rightly so, because it’s absolutely INSANE. Love this series. 10/10. It makes me want to take more astronomy courses.
I love the way Phil presents this stuff. Not only does he make all the information easily digestible (with beautiful NASA photos), he also makes it relatable on our tiny, tiny level by talking about how these far-flung things in space have interacted with his own life in some way. Plus, I absolutely love all the silly faces, reactions, and truely awful jokes he puts in the episodes. Fantastic series!
Anyone else squeal like a little girl when you see there's a new CC:Astronomy video? I can't freaking wait to get to the black holes episode! You're one of my heroes Phil.
This crash course should be required learning in every school around the world. Phil makes it easy (somewhat) to digest and also fun to learn. Give this man a raise :)
Thank you very much for making this video, Phil Plait and the others at _CrashCourse_ Astronomy! I really enjoyed hearing about white dwarfs, planetary nebulæ and how they form. So beautiful! I hope you will mention black dwarfs sometime. ;D 10:14 Love that laughter! Love it!
Aw.. this is my third comments on this series. Would be really fun if ones can attend Phil Plait class. :D Love his way sharing knowledge so much! Thank you Phil Plait!
Phil is absolutely my favourite crash course instructor. Trying really hard to get into the economics folks because I'd love to know more about how money works and how we think about it, but boy are they... noticeably new to being on camera.
Crash course astronomy is by far the best in the Crash course series!! Kudos and keep the videos coning! I always watch them while having Friday breakfast here in the Philippines. :)
So happy i found this. I loved astronomy when i was a kid but i watched Brian Coxs TV program on it and it destroyed my interest but now I've got it back thanks Phil
That just blew my mind! The planets getting eaten by their star, BUT STILL ORBITING IT FROM INSIDE?! Like wtf?! That's the coolest thing ever!! Like how do you come up with that?! That's freaking incredible.
Of all the crash courses I love this one the most. The other crash courses rely on gimmicks and jokes, Phil just lets the science be the attraction. He has a palpable sense of enthusiasm, keep up the god work.
Phil, you are awesome! I love that you so are so obviously fascinated by the subject, it warms my heart to see somebody so dedicated to his job! Also, I laugh about every single pun you make, mainly because of your facial expression! :D Thank you for doing this, and thanks to everyone else involved!
these really are amazing! I enjoyed every single minute of each video in this series! keep up the good work, you are doing something that benefits the whole of humanity!!
I love how passionate the presentation is as a whole. I get oh so excited whenever a Crash Course Astronomy video appears on my subscription page. Can anyone recommend a book that explores the universe and the stars in an interesting fashion? I'm not a science student nor do I work in the science field but I am truly fascinated by this subject, and would love to have my spare time devoted to reading stuff about this. :)
Neat. I actually learn a few new thing today. I should study more about White Dwarfs. For some reason they have not interested me that much in the past. But this changed my mind. :)
UUUhHHH, I learned something today. The idea for planets causing Planetary nebulae deformation is even new for me, and I am in the Astronomical community for 4 years. Although I am working with galaxies, soooo, ...
@badastronomer, is it any coincidence the core of of stars are comprised of elements on the periodic table that have the lowest atomic number: hydrogen (1) and helium (2) in the sun and lithium (3) in low mass stars? Always informative and entertaining. Can't wait for next week!
Happy 30th Episode, Phil! I've loved astronomy all my life, but your series has re-kindled that love (it'd be too corny to say, 'like a low-mass star's outer core re-igniting to fuse Helium'), so I won't. I look forward to Thursday evenings and your next episode of CC Astronomy. Keep up the great work!
+Felipe josé I suspect next is novae then plausibly supernovae is the episode after. At some point beyond that we'll get into black holes, neutron stars and quasars I expect.
+Banana Hunter Pro Ours too! +1 to this excellent recommendation! Just to make it as easy as possible for anyone interested: ua-cam.com/video/vNaEBbFbvcY/v-deo.html -Nicole
doing a physics seminar presentation on white dwarf structure and the derivation of the Chandrasekhar Limit. I will be using some of these facts as entertaining filler now, so thanks Phil!
What happens to the orbit of a planet that gets swallowed? I imagine friction would slow it down and deteriorate the orbit. Do they fall into the center of the star or the star vaporizes it before that can happen?
This is my favourite crash course series. Mainly due to Phil. I don't know, just the sheer amount of wonder and passion that he puts into this, makes appreciate this series on a whole other level than the others. Not to mention that he is talking about some of the most beautiful, powerful and eventful in... ever kinda helps.
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I am a fan of the subject matter but I think Phil is a great host. The faces are what get me.
+Dean Goldenstar Wow. Thank you so much!
+Dennis Burgner :D
***** No. Thank you for this amazing series^^
I really love it when Phil does this ":D" face.
+kaiplue "And now we've come...full circle" :D
+kaiplue I'm a guy and I'm having a raging boner for Phil.
Amin Gholamzadeh Good for you. :D
+Amin Gholamzadeh say nohomo please
+Rizki Yanuar it wouldn't be bad if he intended. to say it with allthehomo
This is definitively the best episode of Crash Course Astronomy I've seen. Thumbs up!
+selfreference2 Thanks! This stuff just keeps getting more interesting the more we explore!
-Nicole
+selfreference2 I had the same thought. Awesome stuff!
this is the best crash course ever
+truth1901 what ever the thing is that keeps us on earths surface, and not floating into space, is not an illusion.
+truth1901 Yea...um...Einstein never did that.
Can't wait for next week!! You guys are AWESOME! Ky
A few years ago, I took an intro astronomy class taught by a respected astrophysicist in the community. She was incredibly smart, but I didn’t really learn much, and the class definitely wasn’t enjoyable. If I had been taught by Phil, it would’ve been my favorite class during my undergrad thus far. He’s so passionate and fascinated by this stuff, and rightly so, because it’s absolutely INSANE. Love this series. 10/10. It makes me want to take more astronomy courses.
Phil Plait inspired me to be an amateur astronomer.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
Please NEVER stop making these videos.
Phil Plait, you're fantastic. Do this series forever, please!
I love the way Phil presents this stuff. Not only does he make all the information easily digestible (with beautiful NASA photos), he also makes it relatable on our tiny, tiny level by talking about how these far-flung things in space have interacted with his own life in some way. Plus, I absolutely love all the silly faces, reactions, and truely awful jokes he puts in the episodes. Fantastic series!
Anyone else squeal like a little girl when you see there's a new CC:Astronomy video? I can't freaking wait to get to the black holes episode! You're one of my heroes Phil.
+Isaac Andrade It's so meta, even this acronym.
+Nitay A. The Red Rectangle Nebula is pretty cool
+Nitay A. the cateye Nebula, am I right?
+Max Fux yup, also my favourite
+Nitay A. Nebula
I'll confess I'm a little afraid of Phil's next episode... He's gonna' be blowing up stars for us...
+Migario Lamplight And lots of 'em.
That's goin' Nova the top
+Migario Lamplight I guess it'll be mind blowing.
This is mind blowing! I had never heard of that theory of the stars swallowing their planets. Awesome!
+Emily Nadira I loved the thought of planets stirring up a nebula like a whisk.
This crash course should be required learning in every school around the world.
Phil makes it easy (somewhat) to digest and also fun to learn.
Give this man a raise :)
thank you Phil, 11 minutes packed with quality info
Thank you very much for making this video, Phil Plait and the others at _CrashCourse_ Astronomy! I really enjoyed hearing about white dwarfs, planetary nebulæ and how they form. So beautiful! I hope you will mention black dwarfs sometime. ;D
10:14 Love that laughter! Love it!
I love these series :D
Never been so excited for more
CrashCourse astronomy - Phil plait - Thumbs up!
I absolutely love him. One of the best hosts on CC.
My favorite Astronomy episode yet. i wish that coming episodes about stars life cycles are even more detailed and visual.
I love Crash Course and I am soooo happy that I found it. Every single one you guys does excellent work. 👍🏽
I could keep watching these videos all day long, best serie ever.
I’ve not seen this dude before... just back-to-backed about 6 videos. Awesome. Properly awesome. I’m so happy.
I love this series, especially because of Phil's sheer enthusiasm.
Crash course astronomy is amazing!!! Thanks to Phil here!
I really love all these Astronomy series!!! I wish there are more videos coming :(
Oh man, I love Phil. He is such an awesome teacher
I love the dramatic zoom-ins. Hilarious! This is good stuff.
nice! i learned something again!
Aw.. this is my third comments on this series. Would be really fun if ones can attend Phil Plait class. :D Love his way sharing knowledge so much! Thank you Phil Plait!
I've really started to look forward to these episodes.
You are great Phil. Not everyone have such a knowledge about astronomy and especially not everyone worked on Hubble. Go on!
Amazing, loving the series.
I'm always so happy when there's a new episode of this series!
Love you Dr Plait ! “And we come FULL CIRCLE” 8:11
Phil is absolutely my favourite crash course instructor. Trying really hard to get into the economics folks because I'd love to know more about how money works and how we think about it, but boy are they... noticeably new to being on camera.
KSP and CrashCourse = perfect combination for astronomy geeks!
+MrB999 Y'know, if Phil has the three Kerbals on his desk, perhaps someone should do the opposite: Build a Phil-shaped rocket in KSP!
+MrB999 You're forgetting about the Universe Sandbox!
KSP
Space Engine
Crash Course
Universe Sandbox 2
-----------------------------------+
= EVEN MORE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR ASTRONOMY GEEKS LIEK ME
+MrB999 KSP, Space Engineers, No Man's Sky and Universe Sandbox
Raga Khalif Spacegasm!!!
Crash course astronomy is by far the best in the Crash course series!! Kudos and keep the videos coning! I always watch them while having Friday breakfast here in the Philippines. :)
So happy i found this. I loved astronomy when i was a kid but i watched Brian Coxs TV program on it and it destroyed my interest but now I've got it back thanks Phil
That just blew my mind! The planets getting eaten by their star, BUT STILL ORBITING IT FROM INSIDE?! Like wtf?! That's the coolest thing ever!! Like how do you come up with that?! That's freaking incredible.
Can't wait for the next episode, this helps a lot since today we started with astronomy today at class. Happy to share my happiness with class mates.
I'm ashamed to say how many times I backed up the video by three seconds just to watch Phil's 'pun face' at 8:11.
Of all the crash courses I love this one the most.
The other crash courses rely on gimmicks and jokes, Phil just lets the science be the attraction.
He has a palpable sense of enthusiasm, keep up the god work.
I learn more in one of these 10-15 minute videos than I did in almost a whole semester of astronomy in high school.
Phil is greatest of all time with this!
thank you for making these videos! really interesting keep it coming
This series is the only that keeps me wating for the next episode every week. Please keep up the good work!
One of my favourite celebrity astronomers but that shirt ! Crash Course always knocks it out of the park with how enjoyable their content is.
Love this guy! Such great energy.
These vids are solidly explained in understanding.
Phil, you are awesome! I love that you so are so obviously fascinated by the subject, it warms my heart to see somebody so dedicated to his job! Also, I laugh about every single pun you make, mainly because of your facial expression! :D
Thank you for doing this, and thanks to everyone else involved!
BEST CRASH COURSE SERIES EVER. MORE PLEASE 🙏🏼
I love this series so much I squeal whenever a new episode is posted
these really are amazing! I enjoyed every single minute of each video in this series! keep up the good work, you are doing something that benefits the whole of humanity!!
I love how passionate the presentation is as a whole. I get oh so excited whenever a Crash Course Astronomy video appears on my subscription page.
Can anyone recommend a book that explores the universe and the stars in an interesting fashion? I'm not a science student nor do I work in the science field but I am truly fascinated by this subject, and would love to have my spare time devoted to reading stuff about this. :)
+Shafiq Faizal (piecemealcranky) You watch anime? did you watch "Deadman Wonderland"? and do you have a anime list?
+Franziska Von Karma I do, actually. And yes, I have watched that... My list: myanimelist.net/animelist/piecemealcranky
Ok... I was just going to watch Akame ga kill.
I watched Madoka Magica, what are you're thoughts on the end of rebellion, with what Homura did?
10:22 Cloudy with a chance of planetary nebulae. I see what you did there. :)
I always look forward to new episodes
love crash course. thank you for such a wonderful and free resource.
This was truly a great episode
hey I didnt know some of this, cool. Love your enthousiasm and yellow shirt.
this is an amazing episode of crash course
I enjoy all of your videos so full of amazingness
*I’m addicted to this series*
Neat. I actually learn a few new thing today. I should study more about White Dwarfs. For some reason they have not interested me that much in the past. But this changed my mind. :)
Can't wait for next week's episode :-D
UUUhHHH, I learned something today. The idea for planets causing Planetary nebulae deformation is even new for me, and I am in the Astronomical community for 4 years. Although I am working with galaxies, soooo, ...
Love your work Phil!
My favorite series out of all Crash Course!
Thanks for making these great videos!
I like these series so much.
I can't wait a week for the next episode!!!
Man I love your clips, they are so informative and interesting. Really brings astronomy to life! :)
loving this series!
Best series on youtube.
This is my favorite Crash Course series
Professor phill have a knowledge grip on astronomy. Accept the greatness of creater
@badastronomer, is it any coincidence the core of of stars are comprised of elements on the periodic table that have the lowest atomic number: hydrogen (1) and helium (2) in the sun and lithium (3) in low mass stars? Always informative and entertaining. Can't wait for next week!
This is so incredibly interesting and beautiful at the same time! *Pauses video.* Ok, 5 more minutes to go- yay! :D *Presses Play*
I hope that this series goes for at least another 30 episodes... though, I know that would be a lot of work to put in.
Michael D. Rodgers,
Unfortunately, It only had 46 episodes 😔😔
next week is gonna be brilliant
My favorite star is the DEATH STAR
+Dr.Voctor It sure as hell isn't a moon.
HA HA HA indeed not
+Dr.Voctor mine is a porn star.
+ociv delos
Loo
That’s no star...
This guy is the best, people need to take notes on how to make videos from him.
Happy 30th Episode, Phil! I've loved astronomy all my life, but your series has re-kindled that love (it'd be too corny to say, 'like a low-mass star's outer core re-igniting to fuse Helium'), so I won't. I look forward to Thursday evenings and your next episode of CC Astronomy. Keep up the great work!
Best series idea CrashCourse ever did.
Hey Phil, great episode. I heard you on Ted's radio hour podcast last week. Happy to hear that asteroid isn't going to hit us. :)
1:55 I love your pronunciation
this is the best crash course ever !
I wonder if they're going to do supernovae and black holes in one episode or two. Great episode guys, keep it up! :D
Oh man I hope we get into black holes next episode
+TheZeyon Next is going to be supernovas, Black Holes should come soon enough
+Felipe josé I suspect next is novae then plausibly supernovae is the episode after. At some point beyond that we'll get into black holes, neutron stars and quasars I expect.
I recommend PBS spacetime vid on black holes. It blew my mind.
+Banana Hunter Pro Ours too! +1 to this excellent recommendation! Just to make it as easy as possible for anyone interested: ua-cam.com/video/vNaEBbFbvcY/v-deo.html
-Nicole
+TheZeyon It'll be a few more weeks. Outtakes are coming up next and then Black Holes will be episode 33 -- but we're getting there!
-Nicole
I think Phil got a little teary when he was talking about the death of a star (9:30)...
Took a long exposure photo of M27 the other week. Absolutely amazing.
doing a physics seminar presentation on white dwarf structure and the derivation of the Chandrasekhar Limit. I will be using some of these facts as entertaining filler now, so thanks Phil!
I just love the kerbals on the desk, Since im watching this while i wait for a time warp as Jeb heads to pluto lol
Can't wait for next ep.
Fascinating.......
Yeah i dont actually understand him that well its just interesting and satisfying to see this video.
Phil is so great!
Are there plans for uploading English subtitles? First time I don't see them on these videos :(
Thanks for this great videos, guys!
Check now. I have captions
What happens to the orbit of a planet that gets swallowed? I imagine friction would slow it down and deteriorate the orbit. Do they fall into the center of the star or the star vaporizes it before that can happen?
3 years ago and no answer?
That was beautiful!
Thank you for using the metric system!