Astronomy 8400 - Extragalactic Astronomy

Prof. Michael Crenshaw (Georgia State University)

M51 (The Whirlpool Galaxy)

Course Materials - Syllabus, Lectures

• Syllabus (in MS Word)

• 1. Classification (in PDF)

• 2. Photometry (in PDF)

• 3. Kinematics (in PDF)

• 4. Populations (in PDF)

• 5. Large-Scale Structure (in PDF)

• 6. Expanding Universe (in PDF)

• 7. AGN Properties (in PDF)

• 8. Central Engine (in PDF)

• 9. Continuum Emission (in PDF)

• 10. Emission-Line Regions (in PDF)

• Radio Galaxies (in Powerpoint)

Course Homework, Assignments, and Tests

• Homework Set 1 (in MS Word)

• Homework Set 1 Answers (in MS Word)

• Homework Set 2 (in MS Word)

• Homework Set 2 Answers (in MS Word)

• Homework Set 3 (in MS Word)

• Homework Set 3 Answers (in MS Word)

• Midterm (in MS Word)

• Midterm Answers (in MS Word)

• Homework Set 4 (in MS Word)

Useful Web Sites

• NASA Extragalactic Database (NED)