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Jan 02, 2025
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ASTR127 PO - Milky WayWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2023.
Instructor(s): J. Moreno
Credit: 0.5
A detailed investigation of the structure of the Milky Way and the Local Group. Topics will include dynamical models, interstellar/circumgalactic media, stellar populations, and the supermassive black hole. We will also study Andromeda in close detail, plus their classical satellites, ultra-faint satellites, stellar streams, and constrains on the nature of dark matter. The course will have a special focus on recent advances in the field, with emphasis on the latest observational campaigns. Half-course. Prerequisites: PHYS 101 PO, and ASTR 051 PO or ASTR 062 PO, or permission of the instructor. Offered jointly with Harvey Mudd and Joint Sciences. Letter grade only.
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
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