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Distances to Galaxies

Distances to Galaxies

• How can the distance to far away galaxies be determined?

• How can the distance to far away galaxies be determined?

• What about galaxies closer to the Milky Way? • Galaxies in the

• What about galaxies closer to the Milky Way? • Galaxies in the local group don’t follow Hubble’s Law

• What about a star in our own galaxy that is 15000 light

• What about a star in our own galaxy that is 15000 light years away? • At this distance the parallax angle would be 0. 00022”

Standard Candles • If the star (or galaxy) has the same strength of light,

Standard Candles • If the star (or galaxy) has the same strength of light, the distance can be determined from its apparent brightness.

Main Sequence Fitting • Stars with similar colour and spectra will have similar brightness.

Main Sequence Fitting • Stars with similar colour and spectra will have similar brightness. • Main sequence stars with the same colour as the sun will have approximately the same intrinsic brightness. • Can be easily identified within our galaxy or neighboring galaxies. (100, 000 Pc)

Cepheid Variables • These are pulsating stars • The period of pulsation is directly

Cepheid Variables • These are pulsating stars • The period of pulsation is directly related to their brightness. • Observing the period of pulsation tells us how intrinsically bright it is.

• Can be seen in galaxies further away than main sequence stars (~5

• Can be seen in galaxies further away than main sequence stars (~5 MPc)

Type Ia Supernova • A white dwarf has a maximum mass of 1. 4

Type Ia Supernova • A white dwarf has a maximum mass of 1. 4 solar masses • If a white dwarf gains mass from a companion star and goes over this limit it explodes as a Type Ia Supernova. • This type of supernova always has the same brightness. • Because Supernovas are so bright they can be seen across the universe (> 100 MPc)

• What is the farthest object we can see? • What was the

• What is the farthest object we can see? • What was the most recent, visible supernova? • How often do type IIa Supernova occur? • What is the difference between a supernova and a hypernova?

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