Astronomy 210
Lecture 35, Oct 17
Fall 2010
Lecture Notes:
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Supernova Explosions
SN 1994D
; Veil nebula: zoom
out
,
in
, and
further in
SN1572 Tycho: discovery
sketch
, modern
X-ray/optical/IR
SN1054:
Chaco Canyon, New Mexico
paintings; HST
Crab nebula
Heavy element synthesis:
the circle, the circle of life
Supernova 1987A
before/after
HST
rings
: time
evolution
neutrinos
detected
by
Kamiokande
Neutron Stars
Size: neutron star/Manhattan
comparison
Pulsars
radio signal:
listen!
Crab Pulsar in X-rays
;
newly-discovered
gamma-ray
pulsars
lighthouse
model
Prizes
awarded
and
not
General Relativity
Big Al
Principle of Equivalence
an especially nice animation of the
rocket experiment
; another very nice
relativity site
with good animations
The first evidence for light bending:
1919 eclipse
and
media reaction
More recent
evidence
Lecture Archive
Brian Fields
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