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Observational Astronomy Lab
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The lab uses radio observations to explore how stars form in galaxies.
AboutAbout the lab
Where in a galaxy are stars born?
The Observational Astronomy Lab studies, through radio observations, where and how stars form within galaxies.
It investigates the distribution, mass, motion, and properties of the cold interstellar gas that forms the raw material for stars, using imaging observations of radio spectra and the resulting data.
The lab also studies galaxy morphology using archival data from infrared satellites, and builds radio observing instruments.
Key terms
- Interstellar gas
- Extremely thin gas floating in the space between stars. It is the material from which new stars form.
- Molecular gas
- Cold gas in which hydrogen and other elements are gathered in molecular form. It is abundant where stars form and can be observed with radio waves.
- Terahertz waves
- Electromagnetic waves with frequencies between radio waves and infrared. They are easily absorbed by water vapor in the atmosphere.
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The lab studies how stars form in galaxies through radio observations of the interstellar gas that serves as the raw material for stars. It also works on large observing projects of nearby galaxies and on building observing instruments.
*Illustrative imageInterstellar Matter and Star Formation in Galaxies
To clarify where and how stars form in galaxies, the lab explores the cold interstellar gas that serves as the raw material for stars, using imaging observations of radio spectra and the resulting data.
*Illustrative imageCOMING: Molecular Gas Observations of Nearby Galaxies
Together with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and several universities, the lab carried out a project that used the 45 m radio telescope at Nobeyama to take radio images of the molecular gas in many galaxies, separating individual differences between galaxies from differences in evolutionary stage.
*Illustrative imageGalaxy Morphology and Evolution
To investigate what causes galaxies to take various shapes, the lab studies the relationship between galaxy morphology and properties such as mass, using archival data from infrared satellites and other sources.
*Illustrative imageAntarctic Terahertz Telescope Project
The lab participates in a project, led by the University of Tsukuba, to build a submillimeter and terahertz telescope in the interior of the Antarctic continent. With a small telescope 30 cm in diameter, it will survey interstellar gas known as dark gas.
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- ProfessorKazuo Sorai
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Nobeyama 45m radiotelescope” Lapinov / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Interstellar Matter and Star Formation in Galaxies: “APEX view of star formation and cosmic clouds in the Orion Nebula” ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2 / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- COMING: Molecular Gas Observations of Nearby Galaxies: “NGC 7331 (noao-n7331mortfield)” KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/Paul Mortfield and Dietmar Kupke/Flynn Haase / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Galaxy Morphology and Evolution: “WISE- Andromeda” NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA / Public domain (cropped)
- Antarctic Terahertz Telescope Project: “South pole telescope nov2009” Amble / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Theoretical Astrophysics Lab): “The spiral galaxy NGC 941 photographed by the Hubble Space Telescope” ESA/Hubble & NASA, C. Kilpatrick / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Science and Technology Communication Lab): “Manitoba Museum Planetarium” TMMCommunications / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fundamental Medical Physics Lab): “Cyclotron with glowing beam” 作者不詳 / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Lab): “Thin section scan crossed polarizers Siilinjärvi R edit” kallerna / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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