ASTR 322 The Contents of Our Galaxy

WINTER QUARTER 2008

Instructor: Paula Szkody C311 PAB 543-1988 Office Hours: T, Th 2:45-3:30

Required Text: Modern Astrophysics(2nd ed) by Carroll & Ostlie

Web Address: http://www.astro.washington.edu/astro322/

Course OUTLINE

 Week

 Dates

 Reading

Topic
 1  Jan 8,10  Ch 1.3 SIMBAD, Const sites Obs. Perspectives: Catalogs, Coords
 2  15,17  Ch. 3, 6  Light, Telescopes, Instruments, Dist,
 3  22,24  Ch. 5, 8  Vel, Brightness, Temperature, Mass,
 4  29,31  Chapter 7  Radius, Composition of Stars
 5  Feb5,7  Chapter 10  Theor. Perspectives: Stellar models
 6  12,14  Ch. 12,13,15,16  Stellar evolution, H-R diagrams
 7  19,21  Ch. 18, 11  The Sun as a Typical Star
 8  26,28  Chapter 14  Unusual and Peculiar Stars
 9  Mar4,6 Chapter 24  The Milky Way: Populations, Mass
10  11,13 Review Rotation, Past History

Grading: 2 Exams (Feb 5, Mar 13) = 70%

5 Homeworks = 30% (Due Jan 15, 29, Feb 19, 28, Mar 11)

email: szkody@astro.washington.edu

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Web Sites of Interest

Today at NASA

SIMBAD site

Constellation site

USNO Astronomical Applications site

Solar Images from the SOHO mission

HST Home Page

NOAO Home Page

HEASARC

American Astronomical Society Home Page

Elements

Hipparcos

Binary Simulations site

Chandra Crab Movie

Pulsation Mode Site

Pulsar sounds

Cepheids in LMC Site

Planetary Nebula Spectra

Galactic Center