Assignments

RedShift Assignments

1. The Milky Way Galaxy I & II, pp. 289-299. Due 3/1.
2. Eclipses, pp. 79-89. Due 4/10
3. Islands in the Sky, pp. 300-305. Due 4/17.
4. The Expanding Universe. This exercise is not in the workbook, but is described below. Due 4/24.

In the main RedShift screen, select Astronomy Lab --> Beginnings and Endings --> Hubble Relation
Click on the galaxies in the Galaxy Name box to add them to the graph on the webpage.
Which galaxy is the furthest from us?______________________
Which galaxy is the closest to us?_________________________

Use the pink cross on the graph to estimate the best line through all the galaxies and report your value for the Hubble constant here:________

Choose one of the galaxies in the list and use the RedShift main engine to find where it is in the sky and sketch the surrounding constellation below:

5. Cosmic Collisions, pp. 306-310. Due 5/1.

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