SUN, 12 FEB, 5.30-6.30pm, TREXLER HALL 372, Roanoke College, Salem, VA
Dr. Elizabeth McGrath
Lick Observatory, Univ. of California- Santa Cruz
Title: Exploring the Formation of the Largest Galaxies in the Universe
Abstract: New observations from some of the most powerful telescopes in
the world, including the Hubble Space Telescope, are changing the way we
think about massive galaxy formation and evolution. I will describe how
these observations allow us to extrapolate backwards in time in order to
infer the formation histories of galaxies more massive than our own
Milky Way, and discuss the implications of these results on our current
theoretical understanding of galaxy formation. Finally, I will conclude
with a few exciting prospects for future investigations that will be
made possible both with ongoing surveys and future technological
advancements.
Such is our view from Earth...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment