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Fall 2007  Astr 10  11/13  Lecture 3.8  
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"If the radiance of a thousand suns
Were to burst at once into the sky
That would be like the splendor of the Mighty One--
I am become Death,
The shatterer of Worlds."
--The Bhagavad Gita

TODAY: COMPACT OBJECTS
Massive star death
     Computer simulation of type II supernova (Crab Nebula)
     (*.mov, SpaceTelescope.org)
     Fig. 20.8
     (Fix, _Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier_, 4/e)
     Symmetric [Type II] Supernova Explosion
     (animated *.gif, Theoretical Astrophysics Group (T-6), LANL)
     AstroBlaster(TM): Works Like A Real Supernova!
     (Fascinations.com)
     Supernova Remnant and Neutron Star
     (NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day)
Pulsars (*.pdf, *.swf (McGraw-Hill Publishers), *.avi)
     How to Observe a Pulsar on Your TV
     (Coventry & Warwickshire Astronomical Society (defunct))
In-class activity 22 (*.pdf)
     Find and sit in your assigned groups
     Turn in group worksheet
CPS activity: Midterm 3 review
     You must use your own clicker for participation credit

NEXT TIME 
Midterm 3 Announcements
     Thursday, 11/15, 1:00-1:50 PM
     Closed-book, closed-notes
     Ten multiple-choice questions = 30 points
          No work needs to be shown; no partial credit
          Five questions from Q7.x, Q8.x, Q9.x learning goals
          Five questions from M3.x learning goals
     Three short-answer questions = 45 points
          Partial credit given for relevant discussion
          Taken from Q7.x, Q8.x, Q9.x, M3.x learning goals
     No scantrons; circle/write answers directly on Midterm


(Lecture on new Q10.x material follows midterm)