Lecture 1 Introduction to Cosmology Astronomy 5 The
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Lecture 1: Introduction to Cosmology Astronomy 5: The Formation and Evolution of the Universe Sandra M. Faber Spring Quarter 2007 UC Santa Cruz
The Andromeda galaxy: big sister of our Milky Way 2 million light years away 60, 000 light years across x
The Andromeda galaxy: big sister of our Milky Way 2 million light years away 60, 000 light years across
Andromeda is composed of billions of stars
Spirals are flattened, rotating disks seen at various inclinations
Spirals are flattened, rotating disks seen at various inclinations
Spirals are flattened, rotating disks seen at various inclinations
Our Milky Way is a spiral. We live in its disk. x
The Milky Way as seen at dark sites
The constellation Orion against the backdrop of the Milky Way -- a sense of scale
The constellation Orion against the backdrop of the Milky Way -- a sense of scale
The Orion nebula imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality
A major recent discovery: color bimodality