Monday, November 18, 2013
News: Two comets are passing really close to Mercury today and tomorrow (NASA); NASA launched a spacecraft today... (CNN).
Announcements: Review session; Scantron.
Today's topics: Top Hat questions, then
Massive Star Evolution
Stellar Explosions
Assignment: Homework assignment #6 is due this Friday the 22nd; Read Chapter 13; See also the lecture notes on massive star evolution and supernovae, and today's class summary.
Spaceweather; APOD; The Planets Today; Clear Sky Clock; PhysOrg Astronomy News; The Sky at a Glance
