Slide 1 Slide 2 Objectives Determine the size and shape of the Milky Way, as well as Earths location within it. The Milky Way Galaxy Describe how the Milky Way formed. –variable…
arX iv: ast ro- ph /02 03 29 6v 2 27 M ay 20 02 Remnants of the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy around the young globular cluster Palomar 12 D. Mart´ınez-Delgado Instituto…
Slide 1 Clusters Small collection of stars⦠thousands to millions 2 Types: 1. Open 2. Globular Open Cluster Small collection of stars (few thousand) in spiral galaxies.…
Astrometry & the Yale/WIYN ODI Survey Astrometry & the Yale/WIYN ODI Survey Potential astrometric projects Local luminosity function (van Altena, et al.) obtain s/p…
Where Are We? Where Are We? I donât think weâre in Kansas anymore, Toto! -Dorothy The Milky Way is a narrow band of Stars, gas and dust seen in the night sky The Milky…