January 10 : Structural components of the Galaxy, an overview - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
January 11 : Galactic Coordinate System, conversion of coordinates - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
January 12 : Phase structure of the ISM, Interstellar Hot Ionized Medium and its observations - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
January 13 : Interstellar Warm Ionized Medium - Scribe Notes (Prem)
Extra Material: Lyman Continuum Photon Calculation
January 17 : Interstellar Warm Ionized Medium and its observations, Basics of 21 cm H I line - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
January 18: Interstellar Warm Neutral Medium, H I 21 cm surveys - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
January 19: Interstellar Dust, direct detection, extinction curve - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
January 24: Color Excess, estimating gas - to - dust ratio - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
January 27: Distribution of stars in the Galaxy, Scale height and Scale length of stellar disk - Scribe Notes (Prem)
January 31: Distribution of Globular clusters in the Milky Way, the Galactic Bulge and Galactic Halo - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
February 1: Observations of Galactic Center & Evidence for SMBH - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
February 2: Local Standard of Rest, Sun's peculiar velocity - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
February 3: Local Standard of Rest, orbital velocity of LSR - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
February 7: Measuring Galactic Rotation - Part I
February 8: Measuring Galactic Rotation - Part II - Scribe Notes Part I & II (Prem)
February 10: Galactic Rotation Curve & Dark Matter - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
February 14: No class due to Quiz 1
February 15: Introduction to Extragalactic Astronomy, Galaxy Morphology - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
February 16 : Galaxy Morphology (continuation), Spiral Galaxies Winding Problem - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
February 17 : No class
February 21 : Surface Brightness, Isophotal diameter - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
February 22 : Stellar Populations in Galaxies - Scribe Notes (Prem)
February 23 : Kinematics of Elliptical Galaxies - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
February 24 : Holiday
February 28 : Faber - Jackson Relationship & Fundamental Plane - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 1 : Rotation curves of spiral galaxies & Tully Fisher Relationship - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
March 2 : Galaxy groups & clusters - introduction - Scribe Notes (Sreelekshmi)
March 3 : No class
March 7 : Local group of galaxies, Dynamical Mass of local group - Scribe Notes (Prem)
March 8 : Morphology - Density Relationship, Butcher - Oemler Effect - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
March 9 : Galaxy Luminosity Function - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 10 : ICM X-ray observations, Time Scales (thermal equilibrium, cooling, pressure equilibrium) - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 14: Cluster mass from ICM, Virial temperature - Scribe Notes (Sreelekshmi)
March 15: No class
March 16 : Gravitational Lensing by Clusters, Cluster mass from lensing - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
March 17: Sunyaev Zeldovich effect - Scribe Notes (Prem)
March 22 - AGN, what are they, how they differ from normal galaxies - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
March 23 - Variability of AGN, Doppler boosting of radio jets - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
March 27 - Superluminal motion of radio jets - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 28 - AGN luminosity through accretion, Eddington Luminosity, Eddington accretion rate - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
March 29 - Accretion Disk Basics - Scribe Notes (Prem)
March 30 - Taxonomy of AGNs, Unification Model
January 11 : Galactic Coordinate System, conversion of coordinates - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
January 12 : Phase structure of the ISM, Interstellar Hot Ionized Medium and its observations - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
January 13 : Interstellar Warm Ionized Medium - Scribe Notes (Prem)
Extra Material: Lyman Continuum Photon Calculation
January 17 : Interstellar Warm Ionized Medium and its observations, Basics of 21 cm H I line - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
January 18: Interstellar Warm Neutral Medium, H I 21 cm surveys - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
January 19: Interstellar Dust, direct detection, extinction curve - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
January 24: Color Excess, estimating gas - to - dust ratio - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
January 27: Distribution of stars in the Galaxy, Scale height and Scale length of stellar disk - Scribe Notes (Prem)
January 31: Distribution of Globular clusters in the Milky Way, the Galactic Bulge and Galactic Halo - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
February 1: Observations of Galactic Center & Evidence for SMBH - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
February 2: Local Standard of Rest, Sun's peculiar velocity - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
February 3: Local Standard of Rest, orbital velocity of LSR - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
February 7: Measuring Galactic Rotation - Part I
February 8: Measuring Galactic Rotation - Part II - Scribe Notes Part I & II (Prem)
February 10: Galactic Rotation Curve & Dark Matter - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
February 14: No class due to Quiz 1
February 15: Introduction to Extragalactic Astronomy, Galaxy Morphology - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
February 16 : Galaxy Morphology (continuation), Spiral Galaxies Winding Problem - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
February 17 : No class
February 21 : Surface Brightness, Isophotal diameter - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
February 22 : Stellar Populations in Galaxies - Scribe Notes (Prem)
February 23 : Kinematics of Elliptical Galaxies - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
February 24 : Holiday
February 28 : Faber - Jackson Relationship & Fundamental Plane - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 1 : Rotation curves of spiral galaxies & Tully Fisher Relationship - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
March 2 : Galaxy groups & clusters - introduction - Scribe Notes (Sreelekshmi)
March 3 : No class
March 7 : Local group of galaxies, Dynamical Mass of local group - Scribe Notes (Prem)
March 8 : Morphology - Density Relationship, Butcher - Oemler Effect - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
March 9 : Galaxy Luminosity Function - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 10 : ICM X-ray observations, Time Scales (thermal equilibrium, cooling, pressure equilibrium) - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 14: Cluster mass from ICM, Virial temperature - Scribe Notes (Sreelekshmi)
March 15: No class
March 16 : Gravitational Lensing by Clusters, Cluster mass from lensing - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
March 17: Sunyaev Zeldovich effect - Scribe Notes (Prem)
March 22 - AGN, what are they, how they differ from normal galaxies - Scribe Notes (Aditya)
March 23 - Variability of AGN, Doppler boosting of radio jets - Scribe Notes (Sreelakshmi)
March 27 - Superluminal motion of radio jets - Scribe Notes (Rashi)
March 28 - AGN luminosity through accretion, Eddington Luminosity, Eddington accretion rate - Scribe Notes (Gopika)
March 29 - Accretion Disk Basics - Scribe Notes (Prem)
March 30 - Taxonomy of AGNs, Unification Model