'Astr 101' presentation slideshows

LECTURE 21, NOVEMBER 16, 2010

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LECTURE 9, SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

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LECTURE 22, NOVEMBER 18, 2010

LECTURE 22, NOVEMBER 18, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 2. a) ongoing star formation b) a disk, bulge, and halo c) globular clusters in the halo d) open clusters in the disk e) all of the above. What property is shared by spiral galaxies?.

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LECTURE 22, NOVEMBER 18, 2010

LECTURE 22, NOVEMBER 18, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 2. a) ongoing star formation b) a disk, bulge, and halo c) globular clusters in the halo d) open clusters in the disk e) all of the above. What property is shared by spiral galaxies?.

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LECTURE 12, OCTOBER 5, 2010

LECTURE 12, OCTOBER 5, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 2. a) Europa b) Io c) Amalthea d) Ganymede e) Callisto. The surface of which jovian moon most resembles the pack ice of the Arctic Ocean?. Question 2. a) Europa b) Io c) Amalthea

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LECTURE 15, OCTOBER 21, 2010

LECTURE 15, OCTOBER 21, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 1. a) core b) corona c) photosphere d) chromosphere e) convection zone. The visible light we see from our Sun comes from which part?. Question 1. a) core b) corona c) photosphere

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LECTURE 11, SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

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LECTURE 17, OCTOBER 28, 2010

LECTURE 17, OCTOBER 28, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 1. a) there are no stars there. b) stars in that direction are obscured by interstellar gas . c) stars in that direction are obscured by interstellar dust .

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LECTURE 23, NOVEMBER 23, 2010

LECTURE 23, NOVEMBER 23, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 1. a) makes up about 90 percent of the matter in the universe. b) is best detected by the largest optical telescopes. c) makes up about 10 percent of the matter in clusters of galaxies.

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LECTURE 7, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

LECTURE 7, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 1. a) light passing through lenses can be absorbed or scattered. b) large lenses can be very heavy. c) large lenses are more difficult to make.

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LECTURE 13, OCTOBER 7, 2010

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LECTURE 8, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

LECTURE 8, SEPTEMBER 21, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. TEST NO. 1, HISTOGRAM. Question 1. only Earth Earth, Moon, and Venus Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, and Pluto

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LECTURE 4, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

LECTURE 4, SEPTEMBER 2, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 1. a) planets move on epicycles. b) planets orbit the Sun in the same direction. c) Earth moves faster in its orbit. d) they are closer than Uranus.

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LECTURE 2, AUGUST 26, 2010

LECTURE 2, AUGUST 26, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. MASTERING ASTRONOMY. AN INTRODUCTION BY CELESTE NOSSITER EXECUTIVE SALES REPRESENTIVE PEARSON HIGHER EDUCATION ARTS AND SCIENCES. THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD. FACTS OR OBSERVATIONS.

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LECTURE 6, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

LECTURE 6, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 6. a) depend on its temperature. b) are identical to its absorption lines. c) depend on its density. d) are different than its absorption lines. e) depend on its intensity.

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LECTURE 14, OCTOBER 12, 2010

LECTURE 14, OCTOBER 12, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. HAYABUSA & ITOKAWA. Hayabusa is a Japanese mission to the asteroid Itokawa , arrived Sept. 12, 2005 Asteroid is 540 x 270 x 210 meters Images available (see below)

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LECTURE 19, NOVEMBER 4, 2010

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LECTURE 20, NOVEMBER 9, 2010

LECTURE 20, NOVEMBER 9, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 6. a) a beam of light. b) a massive object. c) neutrinos. d) antimatter. e) All of the above are correct. The force of gravity can pull on. Question 6. a) a beam of light.

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LECTURE 24, NOVEMBER 30, 2010

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LECTURE 25, DECEMBER 2, 2010

LECTURE 25, DECEMBER 2, 2010. ASTR 101, SECTION 3 INSTRUCTOR, JACK BRANDT jcbrandt@unm.edu. Question 2. a) the size of the universe. b) the age of the universe. c) the shape of the universe. d) the temperature of the universe. e) the distance the universe has expanded.

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