This Week:
Stellar Evolution
Stellar Evolution
Stellar Evolution
Points to Remember:
Points to Remember:
After the Main Sequence: Low Mass
Planetary Nebulae
Planetary Nebulae Image from Nick Strobel’s Astronomy Notes (http: //www. astronomynotes. com)
Planetary Nebulae Image from Nick Strobel’s Astronomy Notes (http: //www. astronomynotes. com)
Planetary Nebulae Image from Nick Strobel’s Astronomy Notes (http: //www. astronomynotes. com)
Planetary Nebulae
The Remnant: Low Mass
The Remnant: Low Mass
The Remnant: Low Mass
Sirius
Sirius
Sirius
Sirius
Sirius
Sirius
Sirius
The Puzzle
The Puzzle
The Puzzle
The Puzzle
Degenerate Matter
Degenerate Matter
Degenerate Matter
After the Main Sequence: Low Mass Image from Nick Strobel’s Astronomy Notes (http: //www. astronomynotes. com)
White Dwarfs
After the Main Sequence: Low Mass
After the Main Sequence: Low Mass Image from Nick Strobel’s Astronomy Notes (http: //www. astronomynotes. com)
After the Main Sequence: High Mass
After the Main Sequence: High Mass
After the Main Sequence: High Mass
After the Main Sequence: High Mass
Supernovae
Supernovae
Supernovae
Supernovae
Supernovae
Supernovae
The Remnant: High Mass
The Remnant: High Mass
Points to Remember:
Neutron Stars
Neutron Stars
Neutron Stars
Neutron Stars
Neutron Stars and HST
Neutron Stars and HST
Where it Stops
Where it Stops
Where it Stops
Where it Stops
Where it Stops
A Black Hole
Einstein’s Theory
Einstein’s Theory
Einstein’s Theory
Einstein’s Theory
Black Holes
Black Holes
Detecting a Black Hole
Detecting a Black Hole
Detecting a Black Hole
Detecting a Black Hole
The X-ray Sky from HEAO I
Why “Compact”?
Why “Compact”?
Source Selection
RXTE All Sky Monitor
RXTE ASM Movie
Example X-ray Transient
X-ray Transient
Optical Identification
What’s Next?
What’s Next?
Results
The Black Hole Picture
The Compact Object Picture
Recap
Recap
Next Time: Our Galaxy and Other Galaxies