Difference between revisions of "Interstellar Medium"

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*What is the geometry and composition of the Milky Way?
 
*What is the geometry and composition of the Milky Way?
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*Given that you are looking through the galaxy at a distant source, what observational effects can you expect to see in the optical?  Radio? IR? X-ray?

Revision as of 10:15, 12 March 2007

Questions in this category have been asked by PJ

  • What is the ISM composed of? Make a list...
  • What are the densities and temperatures?
  • What are the heating and cooling mechanisms involved?
  • What is the geometry and composition of the Milky Way?
  • Given that you are looking through the galaxy at a distant source, what observational effects can you expect to see in the optical? Radio? IR? X-ray?