Forty 45-minute lectures packaged in five bookshelf cases – a complete college course on videotape. Professor of the University of California, Berkeley and current ASP President, Alex Filippenko takes us on a journey through the heavens. Increase your knowledge in astronomy with this exceptional series or forty captivating lectures that will instruct, enlighten, and even amuse you. Without the need for extensive scientific background, you’ll gain a solid grasp of the basic laws that govern the cosmos. More than 600 spectacular images, including many from the Hubble Space Telescope, have been carefully integrated to ensure the best learning experience possible. Beginners in astronomy will learn more about the cosmos, astronomy buffs will gain a deeper knowledge in the latest cosmological theories, and the educator will become an expert in the classroom.