Galactic and extragalactic astronomy

Dr. Gordana Apostolovska, Professor

Course content:  

• History of galactic and extragalactic astronomy. Introduction to general terms and galactic coordinates.

• Observational methods and observatories.

• Structure of galaxies: shape, size, composition, components of galaxies and morphological classification.

• The Milky Way as a galaxy. Spiral and elliptical galaxies. Active galactic nuclei.

• Interpreting light originating from galaxies. Spectral energy distribution, stellar populations and interstellar matter. Redshift of galaxies.

• Kinematics and dynamics of galaxies. The hidden table problem.

• Statistical properties of groups of galaxies: functions of mass and luminosity. Clusters and groups of galaxies.

• Introduction to cosmology. Cosmic microwave radiation. Evolution of galaxies in a cosmological context

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