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PH1600: Introductory AstronomyLecture 19: Galaxies
PH1600: Introductory AstronomyLecture 18: GalaxiesStudy: Chapter 15 in The Cosmos book Next Lecture: Chapter 18: Cosmology and the Universe
School: Michigan Technological UniversityProfessor: Robert Nemiroff
Book: The Cosmos by Pasachoff & FilippenkoOnline Course WebCT pages: http://newcourses.mtu.edu/
This class can be taken online ONLY, class attendance is not required!
You are responsible for…
Reading the book One chapter per “quiz period” Anything from that chapter can appear on
quizzes or tests, even if I never mention them during my lecture(s)
This quiz period covers Chapters 15 APODs posted during the semester
APOD review every week during lecture Completing the Quizzes
Chapter 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 & 14 quizzes already due
Chapter 15 quiz due next See WebCT at http://newcourses.mtu.edu/ for
details
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Hidden Galaxy IC 342Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler APOD: 2006 October 5
M33: Spiral Galaxy in TriangulumCredit & Copyright: Thomas V. Davis (tvdavisastropix.com)APOD: 2006 September 14
Bright Galaxy M81Credit & Copyright: Giovanni Benintende APOD: 2006 July 7
Elliptical Galaxy Centaurus A from CFHTCredit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT APOD: 2006 July 4
Elliptical Galaxy M87Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler APOD: 2006 May 20
Bright Star Regulus near the Leo 1 Dwarf GalaxyCredit & Copyright: Russell Croman APOD: 2006 June 19
A Nearby Supernova in Spiral Galaxy M100Credit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO APOD: 2006 March 7
Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA);
Acknowledgment: W. Keel (U. Alabama)APOD: 2006 June 12
M51: The Whirlpool Galaxy in Dust and StarsCredit: N. Scoville (Caltech), et al., Hubble Heritage Team, NASA APOD: 2006 February 19
Hoag's Object: A Strange Ring GalaxyCredit: R. Lucas (STScI/AURA), Hubble Heritage Team, NASA
APOD: 2004 August 15
Ring Galaxy AM 0644-741 from HubbleCredit : Hubble Heritage Team (AURA / STScI), J. Higdon (Cornell) ESA, NASA APOD: 2005 October 22
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1350Credit: H. Boffin, H. Heyer, E.Janssen (ESO), FORS2, ESO APOD: 2005 October 6
The Sombrero Galaxy from HSTCredit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI /NASA)
APOD: 2006 January 15
Unusual Gas Filaments Surround Galaxy NGC 1275Credit & Copyright: C. Conselice (Caltech), WIYN, AURA, NOAO, NSF
APOD: 2005 July 25
Warped Spiral Galaxy ESO 510-13Credit: Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / AURA), C. Conselice (U. Wisconsin / STScI) et al., NASA APOD: 2003 June 7
I Zwicky 18: Young GalaxyCredit: Y. Izotov (MAO, Ukraine), et al., ESA, NASA APOD: 2004 December 3
Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300Credit: Hubble Heritage Team, ESA, NASA APOD: 2006 August 27
NGC 1427A: Galaxy in MotionCredit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA / STScI), ESA, NASA APOD: 2005 March 4
M64: The Sleeping Beauty GalaxyCredit: NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI), S. Smartt (IoA) & D. Richstone (U. Michigan) et al. APOD: 2004 February 11
Sideways Galaxy NGC 3628Credit & Copyright: Russell Croman APOD: 2005 April 8
NGC 6946: The Fireworks GalaxyCredit & Copyright: T. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage), Gemini Obs., AURA APOD: 2005 January 25
The Sombrero Galaxy in InfraredCredit: R. Kennicutt (Steward Obs.) et al., SSC, JPL, Caltech, NASA APOD: 2005 May 11
Sagittarius Dwarf Irregular GalaxyCredit: Hubble Heritage Team (AURA / STScI),
Y. Momany (U. Padua) et al., ESA, NASA APOD: 2004 November 16
M31: The Andromeda GalaxyCredit & Copyright: Robert Gendler (robgendlerastropixs.com)APOD: 2004 July 18
Leo A: Nearby Dwarf Irregular GalaxyCredit & Copyright: V. Vansevicius (IoP Lithuania), et al., Suprime-Cam, Subaru Telescope, NAOJ APOD: 2004 November 10
NGC 4565: Galaxy on the EdgeCredit & Copyright: Robert Gendler
APOD: 2005 July 8
M82: Galaxy with a Supergalactic WindCredit: NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI / AURA)Acknowledgement: M. Mountain (STScI), et al. APOD: 2006 April 25
M83: The Southern Pinwheel Galaxy from VLTCredit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT, ESO APOD: 2005 December 18
Galaxy Group HCG 87Credit: GMOS-S Commissioning Team, Gemini Observatory APOD: 2005 July 16
Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66Credit & Copyright: Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, J.-C. Cuillandre (CFHT), Coelum APOD: 2004 April 7
Galaxy Cluster in the Early UniverseCredit: P.Rosati (ESO) et al.; X-Ray: CXC, NASA / Optical: ESO, VLT
APOD: 2004 February 26
A Galaxy Collision in NGC 6745Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)Acknowledgment: Roger Lynds (KPNO/NOAO) et al. APOD: 2006 November 5
Dusty Galaxy Centaurus ACredit: Marina Rejkuba (ESO-Garching) et al., ISAAC, VLT ANTU telescope, ESO Paranal Obs. APOD: 2003 August 6
Spiral Galaxy NGC 7742Credit : Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/ STScI/ NASA)
APOD: 2003 July 26
Messier 110Credit & Copyright: Johannes Schedler (Panther Observatory)APOD: 2006 September 8
NGC 4676: When Mice CollideCredit: ACS Science & Engineering Team, NASA
APOD: 2004 June 12
NGC 6872: A Stretched SpiralCredit: FORS Team, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO APOD: 1999 May 25
The Small Cloud of MagellanCredit & Copyright: Josch Hambsch,
Robert Gendler APOD: 2005 June 17
Spiral Galaxy NGC 253 Almost SidewaysCredit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT),
Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT APOD: 2003 May 25
NGC 1700: Elliptical Galaxy and Rotating DiskCredit: Thomas S. Statler, Brian R. McNamara (Ohio Univ.), CXC, NASA APOD: 2003 January 16
The AntennaeCredit & Copyright: Daniel Verschatse (Antilhue Observatory)APOD: 2006 June 30
Spiral Galaxy NGC 1232Credit: FORS1, 8.2-meter VLT Antu, ESO APOD: 2004 January 25
The Large Cloud of MagellanCredit & Copyright: Wei-Hao Wang (IfA, U. Hawaii)APOD: 2006 May 10
Arp 188 and the Tadpole's Tidal TailCredit: ACS Science & Engineering Team, NASA
APOD: 2006 January 8
Galactic Collision in Cluster Abell 1185Credit & Copyright: Jean-Charles Cuillandre (CFHT), Hawaiian Starlight, CFHT APOD: 2005 November 22
The Colliding Galaxies of NGC 520Credit & Copyright: Gemini Obs., AURA, NSF APOD: 2005 September 12
NGC 1316: After Galaxies CollideCredit: P. Goudfrooij (STScI), Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA), ESA, NASA APOD: 2005 April 4
NGC 1531/2: Interacting GalaxiesCredit & Copyright: T. Rector (U. Alaska Anchorage), Gemini Obs., AURA, NSF APOD: 2005 March 1
Spiral Galaxy NGC 3982 Before SupernovaCredit: Stephen Smartt (U. Cambridge), HST, ESA, NASA APOD: 2003 November 3
Galaxy Cluster Lenses Farthest Known GalaxyCredit: ESA, NASA, J.-P. Kneib (Caltech/OMP) & R. Ellis (Caltech)APOD: 2004 February 17
Spiral Galaxies in CollisionCredit: Debra Meloy Elmegreen (Vassar College) et al.,& the Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/ STScI/ NASA)APOD: 2004 November 21
The Perseus Cluster of GalaxiesCredit: Jim Misti (Misti Mountain Observatory)
APOD: 2004 October 25
The Coma Cluster of GalaxiesCredit & Copyright: Jim Misti (Misti Mountain Observatory)APOD: 2006 March 21
NGC 2787: A Barred Lenticular GalaxyCredit: Marcella Carollo (ETHZ), Hubble Heritage, NASA APOD: 2002 April 8
The Center of Centaurus ACredit: E.J. Schreier (STScI) et al., HST, NASA APOD: 2005 July 17
The Giant Radio Lobes of Fornax ACredit: Ed Fomalont (NRAO) et al., VLA, NRAO, AUI, NSF APOD: 2005 June 28
A Five Quasar Gravitational LensCredit: K. Sharon (Tel Aviv U.) and E. Ofek (Caltech), ESA, NASA APOD: 2006 May 24
Peculiar Arp 295Credit: Arne Henden (US Naval Observatory, Flagstaff)
APOD: 2005 October 8
Abell 2218: A Galaxy Cluster LensCredit: Andrew Fruchter (STScI) et al., WFPC2, HST, NASA
APOD: 2001 October 7
M31: The Andromeda GalaxyCredit & Copyright: Robert Gendler (robgendlerastropixs.com)APOD: 2004 July 18