Astr 5460     Fri., Jan. 24, 2003

“Astro-ph”

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Prehistory

Prehistory

The Hubble Law using galaxies with visible Cepheid variables.

The Hubble Law and the Age of the Universe
Ho = 72 ±8 km/s/Mpc

Assignment for next Friday

Theory of Expanding Universe

The Big Bang

Prediction from Big Bang Model:
Abundance of the light elements

Prediction from Big Bang model:
Cosmic Background Radiation

Cosmic Microwave Background Observations

Critical points with time running forward

Big Bang Essentials

Galaxy Formation

Galaxy Formation

Very Early Universe

Very Early Universe