Bonus Question (worth up to 5 points): After completing thi…
Bonus Question (worth up to 5 points): After completing this course, please take a moment to self reflect and express gratitude as we lead into the holiday season. What are you thankful in AST 1013 for? How has Astronomy or this course (or both) enriched your life, and what will you take away from it? This is an opinion question, and you can discuss any aspect of this course or content in your submission. Give specific examples in at least a minimum of three sentences. All words and work must be your own and will be checked for plagiarism. Any evidence of plagiarism or the use of AI will result on a 0 on the entire exam and will be reported to Student Code of Conduct for further possible disciplinary actions. As always, this space can be used to manually type your answer to any of the above questions (just include the question number) if you encountered technical difficulties.
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The following is the equation sheet you will need for the math questions on this exam. Please only use the Unit 3 equations, constants, and conversions as discussed in lecture. You’re a graduate student using data from JWST to study your favorite objects around – galaxies! One of your galaxies is still a mystery to you. What is the recessional velocity of the galaxy if it is `d` million light years away thanks to those Cepheid variable measurements? Please see and comply with the input instructions below: Input Instructions: Round your final answer to the nearest whole number. As I have already generously provided the final units, do not type any words or letters in your answer. Use standard comma placement, when necessary instead of E or scientific notation. For example: 1,234.
Read DetailsOne more galaxy math question for good measure. You nicknam…
One more galaxy math question for good measure. You nicknamed this one Rowdy Galaxy! What’s the mass (in solar masses) of Rowdy Galaxy contained within the orbit of a star discovered 1200 ly from its galactic center moving at 550 km/s?
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