Slide 1 Slide 2 Earth in the Universe Explaining Earth’s Position & Motion in the Universe Slide 3 What is a Universe?  A celestial creation made up of many galaxies—approximately…

Organizing the cosmos Galaxies & our Universe There is still uncertainty on exactly how the universe and our solar system formed. There are many theories but no one knows…

LSST Galaxies Feedback & Large Surveys Harry Ferguson (STScI) Feedback Behroozi+ 2011 Halo quenching Quasar mode AGN Radio Mode AGN (SNe) SNe Satellites: Ram pressure,…

Stars, Galaxies, and Constellations Stars Stars are born when there is a large amount of gas and dust in a small area that becomes so hot that nuclear fusion starts. The…

15. Our galaxy A. The Milky Way. B. Spiral shape with arms C. Made up of billions of stars Our Sun just being one of them. We have used hydrogen atoms to help us figure out…

The Tadpole Galaxy By: Havilah Brown The Name The Tadpole Galaxy gets its name from its strong resemblance of a tadpole. Where is it? The tadpole galaxy is a barred spiral…

A Study of the Correlation between Galactic Distance and Morphology Harry Gaebler and Rebecca Jensen-Clem What is Redshift? -The distances to 30 different galaxies were computed…

Early Astronomers Intro to Astronomy Unit Ancient Greeks Biography Aristotle (384-322 BC) Major Contributions Proved that the Earth is round using math and observations.…

A Study of the Correlation between Galactic Distance and Morphology Harry Gaebler and Rebecca Jensen-Clem What is Redshift? -The distances to 30 different galaxies were computed…

STARS & GALAXIES Our Local System * A STAR PARTY!!! The largest gatherings in the universe! Galaxies-Are large scale groups of stars that are bounded together by gravity.…