Week 15 (Dec. 1, 3, 5)

Read: The birth of the big bang (Chap. 28) and The primeval atom (Chap. 29)
Quiz: Monday. Covers Hubble's Realm of the Nebulae.

Homework exercises: The size of the universe and big bang cosmology (Ex. 28.3)

Laboratory exercises: Clean up lab, return spectroscopes, and disassemble horizon globes. Be sure to submit the outdoor telescope observation laboratory experiment. Be sure to include information about the telescope (Celestron Newtonian 6 inch telescope) the viewing conditions, and the location and time.

The birth of the big bang (no videos yet):

The primeval atom (no videos yet):

Interesting recent article from EarthSky:
Could a giant void explain the universe’s expansion?
Intro. to Astronomy