| 4 Nov |
Measuring Mass of Stars and Galaxies Using the Laws of Motion and Gravity
Dark Matter in Galaxies
Dark Matter in the Universe |
November 4: Remote Observing (in N332) for the ALFALFA project
using the Arecibo Observatory
305-m telescope.
Links about atomic hydrogen (HI)
21-cm radiation
What can we measure with the HI line?
HI distribution in galaxies
Review Properties of Light
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Powers of Ten Images
Ingredients of the Universe
Newton's Law of Motion
Universal Law of Gravity
Orbits
Masses of Stars
The Mass-Luminosity Relation for stars
Types of Galaxies
Masses of Galaxies
Clusters of Galaxies
New record for darkest galaxy
| Homework
#1 due Monday, Nov 10
Solutions available on Blackboard - see Module 5.
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