PDF-(READ)-21st Century Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

Authors Laura Kay and Stacy Palen have developed pedagogy that helps students understand the process of science and how physical principles are used to discover the origins of the universe The authors emphasize how we know what we know in the figures text and endofchapter material. 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. . 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!. OUR PLACE IN SPACE. Earth is not special. We do not have any unique place in the Universe. We live on an ordinary rocky planet called Earth, one of nine known planets orbiting an average star called Sun. We are near the edge of a huge collection of stars called the Milky Way Galaxy, which is one galaxy among countless billions of other galaxies spread throughout the observable universe.. Let’s look back at the rotational velocity equation:. v = (M. interior. G/r). 0.5. The rotational velocity is constant at big r values.. What must we conclude?. The mass interior to the orbit is still increasing. Even after the radius r has gone beyond the last of the stars. It must be increasing in order to hold v constant.. Islands of Stars. Our goals for learning. :. How are the lives of galaxies connected with the history of the universe?. What are the three major types of galaxies?. How are galaxies grouped together?. .. 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 . 4.f. Describe the hierarchical structure (stars, cluster, galaxies, galactic clusters) of the universe & examine the expanding universe to include its age & history & the modern techniques (e.g. radio, infrared, ultraviolet & x-ray astronomy) used to measure objects & distances in the universe. (DOK 2). Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. . It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. . Here’s the Story We’ll Unfold for You…. Hubble’s galaxy classifications: Spirals, . ellipticals. , irregulars. . Structural parts of galaxies: disk, halo, nucleus, bulge. Spiral arms – tracers of star formation. 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.. . Astronomy. , derived from the Greek words for . star law. , is the scientific study of all objects beyond our world. . Astronomy is not a “stand-alone” science. It combines areas from a number of other fields, including mathematics, chemistry, geology, biology and physics. .