Exploration of the Solar System - Luna 1-3

In this lecture, we will discuss the Luna 1-3 spacecraft which were among the first to explore our Moon. These include the first craft to impact into the surface of another celestial body and the first images ever seen of the far side of our Moon.

The Astronomy Picture of the Day video will be uploaded each Monday.
The Astronomy of Other Cultures video will be uploaded each Wednesday.
The Exploration of the Solar System video will be uploaded each Friday.

These lecture videos are designed to complement the content in the OpenStax Astronomy 2e textbook. The book can be downloaded free of charge at: https://openstax.org/details/books/as...

Lecture slides are available for download here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder... They are currently available in Apple Keynote, PowerPoint, and pdf format.

You can access the most current versions of the lecture videos through the following playlist:    • OpenStax Astronomy 2e - Lecture Video...  

The series on Misconceptions in Astronomy (currently paused) is available here:    • Misconceptions in Astronomy  

The series on Special Topics in Astronomy (currently paused) is available here:    • Special Topics in Astronomy  

The series on Astronomy of Other Cultures is available here:    • Astronomy of Other Cultures  

The series on Exploration of the Solar System is available here:    • Special Topics in Astronomy  

These videos are being released under a CC-BY license so that others can feel free to adapt them for their use as long as attribution is given.