ASTR 322 The Contents of Our Galaxy

 

Winter Quarter 2006

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

Required Text: Modern Astrophysics by Carroll & Ostlie

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

 

Course OUTLINE

 

 Week

 Dates

 Reading

Topic
 1  Jan 3, 5  Ch 1.3 SIMBAD, Const sites Obs. Perspectives: Catalogs, Coords
 2  10,12  Ch. 3, 6  Light, Telescopes, Instruments, Dist,
 3  17,19  Ch. 5, 8  Vel, Brightness, Temperature, Mass,
 4  24,26  Chapter 7  Radius, Composition of Stars
 5  Jan31,Feb2  Chapter 10  Theor. Perspectives: Stellar models
 6  7, 9  Ch. 12,13,15, 16.3  Stellar evolution, H-R diagrams
 7  14,16  Ch. 11, 17  The Sun as a Typical Star
 8  21,23  Chapter 14  Unusual and Peculiar Stars
 9  Feb28,Mar2 Chapter 22  The Milky Way: Populations, Mass
10  7,9 Review Rotation, Past History

 

Grading: 3 Exams (Jan 26, Feb 16, Mar 9) = 75%

5 Homeworks = 25% (Due Jan 12, 24, Feb 9, 21, Mar 7)

email: szkody@astro.washington.edu

3rd homework: HR Data File

week1.ppt

week2.ppt

week3.ppt

test1.2005

nebulae.ppt

week5.ppt

test2.2005

var.ppt

week9.ppt


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

HST animations - Helix nebula

Chandra Crab Movie

Pulsation Mode Site

Pulsar sounds

Cepheids in LMC Site

Planetary Nebula Spectra

Galactic Center