1. Physics 490: Introductory Astrophysics Dr. Rulison M51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy) from Kitt Peak/HST Composite, in visible, Near IR 1

2. Tentative Course Outline 1.Our Place in the Universe 2.Physical Principles in Astrophysics 3.Stars 4.General Relativity 5.Galaxies 6.Cosmology 2

3. The Gott Logarithmic Map from the Earth’s Core to Chandra 3

4. The Celestial Sphere 4

5. Solar vs. Sidereal Day 5

6. Star Trails 6 N EW ~20 deg.=1.3 hours

7. A better view of circumpolar stars 7

8. Stars “move” through the sky 8

9. Declination 9

10. Gott Projection to man-made satellites 10

11. Hubble and Chandra (and views of Sgr A*, the center of our galaxy) 11 Hubble (Optical) Chandra (X-Ray)

12. The Gott Projection to L 1 and L 2 12

13. The Phases of the Moon 13

14. SOHO Satellite at L 1 14 Observes the sun in the UV

15. Lots of Satellites at L 2 15 WMAP Microwave (3-13 mm) CMB Herschel Satellite Far Infrared (60-670  m) Milky Way Planck Satellite Microwave (0.35-10mm) First Light

16. Lagrange Points 16

17. Gott Projection of the Inner Solar System 17

18. Planets 18 “Superior” Planets“Inferior” Planets

19. The Terrestrial Planets 19

20. Kepler’s 3 rd Law 20 P 2 =a 3

21. Configuration of Planets 21

22. The Phases of Venus (Galileo) 22 Also, he saw the rings of Saturn

23. Gott map of outer solar system 23

24. The outer planets 24

25. The very outer solar system is very empty 25

26. Nearby Stars 26

27. Parallax 27

28. 28 Local Galaxy Residents M45, the Pleiades, an open cluster, seen in optical M42, the Orion Nebula, a star forming region, seen in optical from HST M57, the Ring Nebula, a planetary nebula, seen in optical from HST.

29. The Milky Way 29

30. Orbiting stars around Sgr A* 30

31. The Milky Way 31

32. Gott Map to the Local Group 32

33. The Local Group 33

34. Gott Map of Nearby Groups and Clusters 34

35. A1689 35

36. Gott map of Distant Galaxies (Gpc Scale) 36

37. CMB (from WMAP) 37