| This image shows a the
front cover to the 4th ESA/ESO Working Group Report, designed by the
ESO Education and Public Outreach group. A detail from the painting of
Jacopo Tintoretto is blended with an artist's impression of the
Galaxy. Jacopo Tintoretto was a Venetian painter of the Italian
Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic use of light, shadows and
bright colours. The painting is the Origine della Via Lattea showing
how the Milky Way was created from the milk of Hera. Zeus, wishing to
immortalise his baby Heracles, born from a mortal woman, Alcmene, held
him to the breast of Hera, who was sleeping. She suddenly awoke and
pushed away the unknown infant. The milk spurting towards heaven
became the Milky Way, while some drops fell downwards giving rise to
lilies. |
Lecture on the state-of-the-art.
(discussed on Monday, 14 November).
State-of-the-art.
Taken from the ESO-ESA Working Group on
Galactic Populations, Chemistry and Dynamics, C. Turon et al.
First questionnaire.
(to be discussed on Monday, 21 November).
Lecture on the open questions
(discussed on Monday, 21 November).
Schedule and List of papers for the assignment
(please check!).