=====
Fall 2007 Astr 10 11/29 Lecture 4.4
=====
"There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used
to be a huge number. But it's only a hundred
billion. It's less than the national deficit!
We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now
we should call them economical numbers."
--Richard Feynman
TODAY: OUR MILKY WAY GALAXY
Spiral arms and spiral arm theories
Figs. 22.33, 22.35, 22.28, 22.37 (*.gif)
(Fix, _Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier_, 4/e)
TireTagz.com, HokeySpokes.com
Dark matter
Figs. 22.29(b), 22.30 (*.gif)
(Fix, _Astronomy: Journey to the Cosmic Frontier_, 4/e)
[Milky Way nucleus]
[Milky Way evolution]
In-class activity 27 (*.pdf)
CPS activity: Quiz 11 review
You must use your own clicker for participation credit
NEXT TIME
Quiz 11 Announcements
Tuesday, 12/4, 1:00-1:15 PM
Closed-book, closed-notes
Five multiple-choice questions
(one for each Q11.x learning goal)
No work needs to be shown; no partial credit
No scantrons; circle answers directly on Quiz
**USE YOUR OWN UNIQUE 4-DIGIT P.I.N.**