gbt in the hills
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GBT in the Hills. National Radio Astronomy Observatory Green Bank, WV. Introduction. Measuring the Size and Age of the Universe. Introduction. You are an astronomer who has just made this image of the sky. As you study this image, what questions do you ask?. Introduction. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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National Radio Astronomy ObservatoryGreen Bank, WV
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Measuring the Size and Age of the Universe
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You are an astronomer who has just made this image of the sky.
As you study this image, what questions do you ask?
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What are these “fuzzy” objects?
Are they moving?
Are they part of a system? How far away are they?
What are they made of? How were they formed?
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Neon
Sodium
Hydrogen
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Radio Spectral Line
Hydrogen
NGC 628
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Doppler Shifts
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The Expanding Universe
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If we assume:
•All spiral galaxies are similar in size to the Milky Way.
•Spiral galaxies are 10 kpc in radius.
Then we can estimate the distance to these galaxies.
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TAN angle = Opposite Adjacent
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Angular size
Distance
Distance = Radius
TAN angle
= Radius Distance
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half angle in degrees tan Distance(kpc) distance(lightyear) Velocity(km/s)1.5 0.025 0.000436 22918.31035 74690773 2100
2 0.033333333 0.000582 17188.73191 56018077 15902.5 0.041666667 0.000727 13750.98466 44814459 1350
4 0.066666667 0.001164 8594.363048 28009029 680
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Hubble Constant
1/T = H1/H =
Time!!!
Slope = V/D
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distance(lightyear) Distance (km) Velocity(km/s) H=V/D (km/s/km T (years)74690773 7.10468E+20 2100 2.9558E-18 1118776173056018077 5.32851E+20 1590 2.98395E-18 1108221626144814459 4.26281E+20 1350 3.16693E-18 1044190977028009029 2.66425E+20 680 2.55231E-18 12956410213
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So, What is the Age of the Universe?
About 11 BY
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August, 1999
October, 1999
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