Galaxies, the building block of our Universe
Dr Fernando Buitrago
Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences
In this course, concepts such as the classification of galaxies, their formation and evolution and their spacial distribution are discussed.
Saturday
11h00
-Basic concepts (magnitude, redshift, astronomical filters, telescopes)
– Our place in the Universe: from the Greek to our current concption of the Universe
13h00 Lunch
14h00
Galaxy
– Definition
– The parts of a galaxy
– Galaxy classification
-Typical quantities in galaxies
Our Galaxy the Milky Way
Large scale structure in the Universe: cosmic voids and galaxy clusters
18h30: Stargazing session with telescopes and star guides
21h00: Dinner
Sunday
11h00
Evolution of galaxies in space and time
– Panta rei: the continuous change of galaxies in the Universe
– The border of our current knowledge
Does it make sense to know this in our current society?
Fernando Buitrago has a first degree in Physics and Cumputational Engineering from the University of Salamanca. After his master degreein the telescopes of the Canary Islands, he obtained his PhD at the University of Nottingham studying the largest galaxies in the Universe. He worked for several years at the Royal Edingburgh and currently he is a researcher of the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences.
Registration: 60€
Registration up to two days before the starting date. Please send an email to geral @ olagoalqueva.pt with the subject “Curso de Astronomia, galáxias”.