'Intrinsic luminosity' presentation slideshows

Observational Cosmology

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Observational Cosmology

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A Quick Tour of the Universe (and this course) Part 2

A Quick Tour of the Universe (and this course) Part 2. Charting the Heavens: Foundations of Astronomy. Learning Goals Describe the Celestial Sphere and how astronomers use angular measurement to locate objects in the night sky.

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Unit 5 Light years, Theories and Characteristics of the Universe

Unit 5 Light years, Theories and Characteristics of the Universe. THEORY is: . An idea that is the best explanation of many observations and helps make new predictions. Light year is: . Distance that light travel in a vacuum in one year, about 9.5 trillion km- which is used to

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AS1001:Extra-Galactic Astronomy

AS1001:Extra-Galactic Astronomy. Kenneth Wood, Room 316 kw25@st-andrews.ac.uk http://www-star.st-and.ac.uk/~kw25 Text: Universe, Chs. 24-29. Course Outline. Galaxies (distances, components, spectra) Evidence for Dark Matter Black Holes & Quasars Development of Cosmology

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