PDF-(BOOK)-Stars and Galaxies

With this newly revised Ninth Edition of STARS AND GALAXIES the authors goals are to help you use astronomy to understand scienceand use science to understand what we are Fascinating engaging and visually vibrant this text will help you answer two fundamental questions What are we And how do we know. The Cosmic Time Machine. Astronomical telescopes can’t help viewing the past.. . Distance and time are always mixed in astronomical observations.. The finite speed of light means that we always see things after they have happened–a delay of 8 minutes for the Sun and about 12 billion years for the most distant galaxies we can observe. In other words,. Galaxy Morphology and Environment. Main relation – . E’s more common in clusters than field. f(E. ) = fraction of ellipticals . f(Sp. ) = fraction of spirals. regular, symmetric cluster – . f(E. H.-W. Rix IMPRS Galaxies Course March 11, 2011. Goal:. Determine . n. *. (M. *. ,. t. age. ,[Fe. /H],. R. ). . for a population of galaxies. How many stars of what mass and metallicity . formed when and where in galaxies?. Ms. Cordaro . SMHS . Earth Science. Review/Warm up – Write this in your journal. (Do not fill in the blanks yet!!). A light year = How far _ _ _ _ _ travels in _ _ _ year.. The electromagnetic spectrum is made up of different size _ _ _ _ _ that produce _ _ _ _ _ _ in the form of radiation.. The Hubble Tuning-Fork Diagram. This is the traditional scheme for classifying galaxies:. Elliptical Galaxies. Elliptical galaxies. have smooth, round distributions of stars. They resemble globular clusters, except they are much larger. They . Elliptical Galaxies. Spiral Galaxies. Barred Spiral. Lenticular. Irregular (. L. arge . M. agellanic . C. loud). Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy. Isochrone - 2.5x10. 8. yrs. Isochrone - 4x10. 9. yrs. IMF in the ρ Oph Association. Galaxy Morphology and Environment. Main relation – . E’s more common in clusters than field. f(E. ) = fraction of ellipticals . f(Sp. ) = fraction of spirals. regular, symmetric cluster – . f(E. . Loners. Interactions were once . believed to be unimportant . and rare.. Galaxies were thought to . be . isolated loners. , well . separated from one . another . a. nd scarcely interacting.. Au Contraire!. .. 1. First spiral nebula found in 1845 by the Earl of . Rosse. . Speculated it was beyond our Galaxy.. 1920 - "Great Debate" between Shapley and Curtis on whether spiral nebulae were galaxies beyond our own. Settled in 1924 when Edwin . Chapter 2. Stars. Section 1 Vocabulary. Spectrum. Apparent Magnitude. Absolute Magnitude. Light-Year. Parallax. Color of Stars. Red and Yellow. Cool. Blue . Warm. Blue flame hotter than yellow flame. constellations. a. Ancient cultures used . mythology. or everyday items to name constellations. 2. Modern astronomy studies . 88 . constellations. 3. Some constellations are not . visible. all year because Earth revolves around the Sun. Chapter 21. How does distance affect an image?. Telescope- device that makes an object in the sky appear closer.. Revolutionized astronomy (study of space)- allowed them to see objects in space for first time.. Stars 1. Patterns of stars – constellations a. Ancient cultures used mythology or everyday items to name constellations 2. Modern astronomy studies 88 constellations 3. Some constellations are not The astonishing variety of galaxies derived from a few structural types. Sec 1.3. Irregulars. = misfits in any class. Edwin Hubble . The Realm of the Nebulae . (1936. ). ‘. Tuning Fork’ classification scheme of galaxies.