Astro 1050     Fri., Oct. 31, 2003

White Dwarfs

Simple Planetary Nebula

Complicated P-N in a Binary System

A Gallery of P-N from Hubble

Complications in Binary Systems

Is a star stable against catastrophic collapse?

Chandrasekhar Limit for White Dwarfs

Implications for Stars

Supernova

Supernova in Another Galaxy

Tycho’s Supernova of 1572

The Crab Nebula – Supernova from 1050 AD

What happens to the collapsing core?

Spinning pulsar powers the
 Crab nebula