'Elliptical galaxies' presentation slideshows

Galaxies And the Foundation of Modern Cosmology

Galaxies And the Foundation of Modern Cosmology. What are the three major types of galaxies?. Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Spiral Galaxy. Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Spiral Galaxy. Hubble Ultra Deep Field. Elliptical Galaxy. Elliptical Galaxy.

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Virtually all galaxies show a flat rotation curve.

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Galaxies

Galaxies . Chapter Twenty-Six. Guiding Questions. How did astronomers first discover other galaxies? How did astronomers first determine the distances to galaxies? Do all galaxies have spiral arms, like the Milky Way? How do modern astronomers tell how far away galaxies are?

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Galaxies and the Foundation of Modern Cosmology II

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Galaxies II

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How long since the Big Bang ?

How long since the Big Bang ?. Jeremy Mould. National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Introduction . Subject today is the Expanding Universe The Expanding Universe model describes the motions of galaxies Just like the model of Copernicus describes the motions of the planets. Outline.

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Module 8: High Energy Astrophysics

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Astro-2: History of the Universe

Astro-2: History of the Universe. Lecture 2; April 6 2006. 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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I. Stars

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Databases Meet Astronomy a db view of astronomy data

Databases Meet Astronomy a db view of astronomy data. Jim Gray Microsoft Research Collaborating with: Alex Szalay, Peter Kunszt, Ani Thakar @ JHU Robert Brunner, Roy Williams @ Caltech George Djorgovski, Julian Bunn @ Caltech. Outline. Astronomy data The Virtual Observatory Concept

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The Memphis Astronomical Society Presents A SHORT COURSE in ASTRONOMY

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Part 5: The Galaxy and the Universe

Part 5: The Galaxy and the Universe. In this final part of the course, we will: 1. Look at the big spatial picture : Are there organizations of stars? What is the size of the universe? If it is finite, is there an edge? 2. Look at the big temporal picture :

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Spiral Galaxies

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Objectives: 1) To learn about Spirals 2) To learn about Barred Spirals

Goal: To know the different types of galaxies and to understand their differences and similarities. Objectives: 1) To learn about Spirals 2) To learn about Barred Spirals 3) To learn about Elliptical Galaxies 4) To learn about Irregular Galaxies. What type of galaxy is this?.

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Light Years, Important People, Galaxies

Light Years, Important People, Galaxies. 8 th Grade. WHAT IS A GALAXY?. A galaxy is a huge group of single stars , star systems, star clusters, dust , and gas held together by gravity. How big are galaxies?. The largest galaxies have more than a TRILLION stars.

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The Nature of Galaxies

The Nature of Galaxies. Chapter 17. Elliptical. Other Galaxies. External to Milky Way established by Edwin Hubble used Cepheid variables to measure distance M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) far outside Milky Way Three basic types: elliptical spiral irregular. Spiral. Irregular.

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Chapter 21, Section 4 Star Systems and Galaxies

Chapter 21, Section 4 Star Systems and Galaxies. Based on Prentice Hall Textbook by Rusty Sturken May, 2009. Background imag http://mayda.com/astro/Img/M31_LRGB-03C-1k.jpg e from http://mayda.com/astro/Img/M31_LRGB-03C-1k.jpg. Star Systems.

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The Messier Objects in Virgo

The Messier Objects in Virgo. ISSUE: How to get through the Messier Galaxies In Virgo. Somethings to Consider. Charles Messier used what wuld be today very modest instruments. A 2 inch refractor and 5 inch Refelector

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Other galaxies

Other galaxies. Telescopic images of the night sky reveal many other galaxies What do they look like? are they all like the Milky Way? Where are they? spread randomly through space, or grouped? What can we learn about the Universe?. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.

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Review for Exam 3

Review for Exam 3. Review. Exam: 50 questions, mostly multiple choice Exam conducted at Pollock Testing Center Each student schedules the time for their exam sometime between 8am and 10pm Bring pencils and student IDs; no calculators allowed

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