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Astronomy/Physics 410: Astrophysics
Fall Semester 2007

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Spitzer's M101
July 24, 2008

Big, beautiful spiral galaxy M101 is one of the last entries in Charles Messier's famous catalog, but definitely not one of the least. About 170,000 light-years across, this galaxy is enormous, almost twice the size of our own Milky Way Galaxy....


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Astrophysics is the science of physics applied to astronomical situtations. Since the time of Galileo, our physics has informed understanding of astronomical situations, but in the last century, astronomy has also informed our understanding of fundamental physics. This course will cover: introductory celestial mechanics (Newton's Gravity), the interaction of light and matter, telescopes and detectors, stellar properties and models for stellar interiors, stellar evolution, and possibly the Milky Way galaxy.


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