Review Chapter 12: Milky Way
– The discovery of the Galaxy
• Variable stars as distance indicators
• Globular clusters
– The size and overall structure of the Galaxy
– 21 cm Hydrogen emission
– Motions in the galaxy
• The Halo
• The Disk population
– Spiral Arms
• The Nuclear Bulge
• The Rotation curve and the Galaxy’s mass
– The origin of the galaxy
– The Galactic Center