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Pathways to Astronomy

Stephen E. Schneider

Chapter 74

A Universe of Galaxies - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

01:07

Problem 1

How long has it taken the light from a galaxy 1 Mpc away to reach us?

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01:58

Problem 2

Suppose that a galaxy's $21-\mathrm{cm}$ line of atomic hydrogen is shifted to $22 \mathrm{cm}$
a. What is the redshift of the galaxy?
b. What is its recession velocity?

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Sarah Mccrumb
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00:49

Problem 3

Two identical galaxies have redshifts of 0.036 and $0.072 .$ Which has the larger angular size? What is the ratio of their apparent sizes?

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02:11

Problem 4

A galaxy has a recession velocity of $28,000 \mathrm{km} / \mathrm{sec}$. What is its distance in megaparsecs?

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00:30

Problem 5

What is the approximate recession velocity of a galaxy that we are seeing as it looked 1 billion years ago?

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