Bizarre Nearby Galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Mentor 1
Dawn Erb
Location
Union Wisconsin Room
Start Date
24-4-2015 2:30 PM
End Date
24-4-2015 3:45 PM
Description
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has been collecting data for more than 15 years, mapping the sky and revolutionizing our understanding of the structure of the Universe, galaxies beyond the Milky Way, and our own Solar system. By looking at images and spectra of nearby galaxies, we can learn about the evolution and morphology of galaxies in general. In this project, we use the latest data release from SDSS to find rare nearby (z<0.4) galaxies with characteristics similar to low mass, young galaxies in the early universe. Detailed studies of the physical conditions in these galaxies may shed light on the early stages of galaxy formation and evolution. Here we present the preliminary results of this analysis and how our findings compare with galaxies in the early universe.
Bizarre Nearby Galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey
Union Wisconsin Room
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has been collecting data for more than 15 years, mapping the sky and revolutionizing our understanding of the structure of the Universe, galaxies beyond the Milky Way, and our own Solar system. By looking at images and spectra of nearby galaxies, we can learn about the evolution and morphology of galaxies in general. In this project, we use the latest data release from SDSS to find rare nearby (z<0.4) galaxies with characteristics similar to low mass, young galaxies in the early universe. Detailed studies of the physical conditions in these galaxies may shed light on the early stages of galaxy formation and evolution. Here we present the preliminary results of this analysis and how our findings compare with galaxies in the early universe.
