'Million light years' presentation slideshows

Outline - Jan. 19, 2010

Outline - Jan. 19, 2010. Units of measurement for the course (pg. 6) Our place in the universe (pgs. 2-5) The universe as a time machine (pgs. 7 and 8) Motion in the universe (pgs. 15-20) What can we learn by looking at the sky without a telescope? (Ch. 2). To get the notes, go to

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The Milky Way and Galaxies

The Milky Way and Galaxies. Nicola Loaring, SAAO. What is a galaxy?. A massive collection of stellar and interstellar matter - stars, gas, dust, isolated in space and held together by its own gravity. We reside within the Milky Way Galaxy, or just the Galaxy (note the capital G).

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Here and Now

0. Note that the following lectures include animations and PowerPoint effects such as fly-ins and transitions that require you to be in PowerPoint's Slide Show mode (presentation mode). 0. Here and Now. Chapter 1. 0. Guidepost.

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Horizons

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