THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MCDONALD OBSERVATORY . . . McDonald Observatory is located 450 miles west of Austin, Texas, in the Davis Mountains. At present, there are four operating telescopes: 9.2-m Hobby-Eberly Telescope (HET), 2.7-m Harlan J. Smith Telescope , 2.1-m Otto Struve Telescope, and the 0.8-m Telescope. The Observatory is equipped with a wide range of state-of-the-art instrumentation for ...

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Galaxy Formation and the Intergalactic Medium Research Group Department of Astronomy, University of Texas at Austin Group Leader: Professor Paul Shapiro RESEARCH SUMMARY (1992 - present) A. COSMOLOGY Chemistry in the Early Universe: The Role of H2 Molecules in Galaxy and Primordial Star Formation Radiative Shocks and Hydrogen Molecules in Pregalactic Gas: The Effects of Postshock Radiation ...

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Astronomy 309L -- Scalo The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Spring 1998 CLASSROOM AND TIME: Welch Hall 3.502, TTh 12:30 PROFESSOR: John Scalo OFFICE: R.L. Moore 17.220 PHONE: 471-6446 (office), or 478-2748 (home) E-MAIL: parrot@astro.as.utexas.edu OFFICE HOURS: Will be announced in class. Meetings can also be arranged by appointment. However, I urge you to feel free to call me at my ...

Astronomy 321 Science, Models, and Complex Systems This course contains a substantial writing component and fulfills part of the basic education requirement in writing. Performance will be evaluated partly on the basis of quality of writing. CLASSROOM AND TIME: R.L. Moore Hall 15.216B, MW 4:00-5:15 PROFESSOR: John Scalo OFFICE: R.L. Moore 17.220 PHONE: 471-6446 (office); 478-2748 (home) OFFICE ...