Astronomy 406
Lecture 2, Aug. 28 Fall 2013

Lecture Notes: pdf file

Prelude: The Galactic and Cosmological Toolbox

  • the big picture
  • we want to understand galaxies like this and this and this
  • we also want to understand a universe like this and this and this
  • A big job! we need the right tools

Lightning Review of Light

 The Sombrero Galaxy in Infrared

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Brian D. Fields
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