PPT-The Universe This is a spiral galaxy with other galaxies in the background. The universe

The universe is a big place perhaps the biggest Kurt Vonnegut Cosmology Cosmology is the study of the nature of the universe how the universe began and how it will end if it does There is religious cosmology and scientific cosmology. 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,. Except for nearby, we can only see bright galaxies. I will ignore dwarf . spheroidal. (. dSph. ) and dwarf elliptical (. dE. ) classifications. Galaxies . come in four broad categories, based on their appearance. Galaxies . And the Foundation of Modern Cosmology. How are the lives of galaxies connected with the history of the universe?. Hubble Deep Field. Our deepest images of the universe show a great variety of galaxies, some of them billions of light-years away. 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. Our Evolving Universe. 1. Other galaxies. Telescopic images of the night sky reveal many other galaxies. What do they look like?. are they all like the Milky Way?. Where are they?. spread randomly through space, or grouped?. 2. The Universe. Th. 3. The Universe is . everything. t. hat exists in space. 4. Galaxies. 5. Galaxies and Shapes (…Cont.). Spiral galaxies:. can be broken down in two categories. Circular spiral - round center. 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.. Lecture 2; . April 9 2013. Previously.. On Astro-2. The goal of cosmology is to understand how the universe formed and evolved.. How can we build a theory of the universe valid at all times in every place? . 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 . in the Universe?. What is the solar system?. The solar system consists of:. The sun (which is the name of our star). Planets . Asteroids . Comets . Space rocks . Measurement in Astronomy. Scientists find it hard to work with the measurements we use on earth, like kilometers and miles, because the distances are so great it is hard for us to comprehend such enormous numbers. . The Hubble Deep Field. 10 day exposure –field located in the Big Dipper. Edwin Hubble. Edwin . Hubble. Hubble’s Galaxy Classification . Spiral Galaxies. galaxies like the Milky Way with arcing structures lying in a plane and emanating from the nuclear bulge. 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. The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest. . –Kurt Vonnegut. Cosmology. Cosmology is the study of the nature of the universe, how the universe began and how it will end, if it does. There is religious cosmology, and scientific cosmology.