Date/Time Date(s) - 13/01/20213:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Welcome to the Milky Way! Gaia, the Galaxy and Galactic Dynamics.
The Milky Way has long been characterized as dynamically quiet with a fairly smooth potential dominated by a nearly spherical dark matter halo that has evolved little in the last several billion years. This talk outlines our evolving view of our home galaxy, inspired by the ever-growing catalogues that have mapped it – from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to the Gaia mission. Speaker: Dr. Kathryn johnston http://user.astro.columbia.edu/~kvj/
The Milky Way has long been characterized as dynamically quiet with a fairly smooth potential dominated by a nearly spherical dark matter halo that has evolved little in the last several billion years. This talk outlines our evolving view of our home galaxy, inspired by the ever-growing catalogues that have mapped it – from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to the Gaia mission.
Speaker: Dr. Kathryn johnston http://user.astro.columbia.edu/~kvj/
Institution: Columbia University
Location: Zoom
Host: Dr. James Wadsley
Tina Stewart is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.