Astronomy 142: elementary astrophysics
University of Rochester, spring semester 2009


(NASA/SSC)


(NASA/SSC)

Animations by Robert Hurt, SSC.

Features of current interest (archive)

Here are a few of the images taken by the class during a stargazing session at Mees, 24 April 2009. (5/9/2009)
New redshift record: a gamma-ray burst with z = 8.2, emitted when the Universe was only about 600 Myr old. (4/28/2009)
In dense young clusters, looking for jets is sometimes a better way to find young stars than looking for the stars themselves. (4/20/2009)
One of the parts of M 87's jet that lies closest to the active nucleus recently brightened by a factor of almost 100. (4/14/2009)
A cD galaxy with a dusty disk and maybe even spiral features? (4/8/2009)

Astronomy Picture of the Day:

APOD

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