A gravitational mirage. Four separate bluish white images of the quasar HE0230-2130 are seen. The two fuzzy reddish objects are the galaxies that cause the mirage. Image taken with the Baade 6.5-m telescope. (Image courtesy of Professor Scott Burles. Used with permission.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Paul Schechter
MIT Course Number
8.902
As Taught In
Fall 2004
Level
Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This is the second course in a two-semester sequence on astrophysics. Topics include galactic dynamics, groups and clusters on galaxies, phenomenological cosmology, Newtonian cosmology, Roberston-Walker models, and galaxy formation.