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UCL Graduate Lectures An Introduction to Cosmology Sarah Bridle A18 2 October 2004

UCL Graduate Lectures An Introduction to Cosmology Sarah Bridle A18 2 October 2004. Lect 1: Global contents and dynamics of the Universe Lect 2: Dark matter clustering and galaxy surveys Lect 3: The cosmic microwave background radiation Lect 4: Gravitational lensing.

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The Sun, Our Star

The Sun, Our Star. Arny, 3 rd Edition, Chapter 11. Introduction. Introducing the Sun The Sun is a star, a luminous ball of gas with a radius more than 100 times and a mass more than 300,000 times bigger than the Earth

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Andromeda and the Dish

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Bunching & Anti-Bunching of Quantum Particles: Applications to Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices

Bunching & Anti-Bunching of Quantum Particles: Applications to Cold Atoms in Optical Lattices. Indu Satija George Mason University. Collaborators: Ana Maria: Harvard Univ Charles Clark, NIST .

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A Quick Review of Cosmology: The Geometry of Space, Dark Matter, and the Formation of Structure

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Astronomy without a Telescope

Astronomy without a Telescope. Angular Measurements. There are 360 degrees in a full circle and 90 degrees in a right angle Each degree is divided into 60 minutes of arc A quarter viewed face-on from across the length of a football field is about 1 arc minute across.

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Astro-2: History of the Universe

Astro-2: History of the Universe Lecture 2; April 2 2009 Previously.. On Astro-2 The goal of cosmology is to understand how the universe formed and evolved. How can we build a theory of the universe valid at all times in every place?

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The Art and Science of PARALLAX Adric R. Riedel 2008 04 14

The Art and Science of PARALLAX Adric R. Riedel 2008 04 14. Parallax is the apparent angular displacement of an object due to a change in the observing position (in space and/or time) There are seven common ways to get distance from parallax: Trigonometric Photometric (sort of)

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The Sun

Goals: -Summarize the overall properties of the Sun. -Explain how energy travels from the solar core, through the interior, and out into space. -Name the Sun's outer layers and describe what those layers tell us about the Sun's surface composition and temperature.

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ASTRONOMY 161 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy

ASTRONOMY 161 Introduction to Solar System Astronomy. Astronomy 161: The Web Page. www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~depoy/Astro161/astro161.html Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/. The Celestial Sphere Friday, January 5. The Celestial Sphere: Key Concepts.

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Some Basic Facts

Some Basic Facts. 12 Constellations of the Zodiac: groups of stars in an 18 degree wide belt around the Ecliptic -apparent path of the Sun in the Sky among the stars No physical relationship among stars in a constellation, except apparent 2-D location

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BRDF Measurement

BRDF Measurement. Source ? src ? src. Detector ? det ? det. Definition of BRDF. Key point: BRDF is a differential quantity, so limit must exist. Source ? src ? src. Detector ? det ? det. Definition of BRDF. First attempt:. Source ? src ? src. Detector ? det ? det.

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The Terrestrial Planets

The Terrestrial Planets. Chapter 6 Getting to know our first cousins. Topics. Solar System--the big picture Earth, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars How do we know? Why do we care? What is common about the terrestrial planets? What is peculiar to each of these planets?. Models.

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ASTR 1101-001 Spring 2008

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Optical Instruments

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Visually Coupled Systems Hardware and the Human Interface

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Interference I: Double Slit

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ANCIENT ASTRONOMY

ANCIENT ASTRONOMY. Chapter 1. ANCIENT ASTRONOMY. In the British Isles, stones were used to keep track of the Sun and Moon. Stonehenge. ANCIENT ASTRONOMY. The Chinese developed a working calendar and kept careful track of comets, eclipses sun spots and variable objects.

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