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DTSTART:20160128T213000Z
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LOCATION:4421 Sterling Hall\, Coffee at 3:15 PM
SUMMARY:The Past\, Present\, and Future of the Milky Way\, Astronomy C
 olloquium\, Robert Benjamin\, UW Whitewater
DESCRIPTION:Ascertaining the three-dimensional structure of our Milky 
 Way Galaxy in all of its components (stars\, gas\, star formation\, ma
 gnetic fields\, cosmic rays\, and dark matter) has been a long and tor
 tuous journey.  But there is no other galaxy that we can study in such
  detail and all models for the structure and evolution of Galaxies mus
 t be consistent with the physical propeties that we measure in our hos
 t galaxy. The “modern era” of Galactic stucture began at Yerkes\, 
 Washburn\, and Warner and Swasey Observatories\, but rapidly moved to 
 the mapping of the neutral hydrogen component of the Galaxy. I will pr
 ovide a brief review of this history (come out to dinner with me and y
 ou can hear a lot more) and then update you on the current status and 
 implications of what we know about the structure of the Milky Way Gala
 xy. I will then discuss what we can expect to learn about the Milky Wa
 y in the future thanks to upcoming projects like Gaia\, APOGEE-2\, WFI
 RST\, LSST\, and (potentially) SPHEREx and point out areas where futur
 e investigations are needed. <br>
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URL:https://www.physics.wisc.edu/events/?id=3913
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