Introductory Astronomy: High Mass Red Giants and Supernovas

Video lecture discussing the end of the Red Giant lifetimes of high mass stars. Type II supernovae are described.

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Wow, its crazy to think that supernova 1987 exploded in another galaxy, yet trillions of miles and many light years away our instruments could detect the neutrinos here on earth. That's pretty gnarly.