Resources

Resources for Presentation:

On The rotation curve of spiral galaxies: [Raibagkar P P, Sunarkani R.]

1. 1980ApJ___238__471R

2. 1983ApJ___270__365M

On the discovery of Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation [Agarwal U., Verma V.]

1. 1965ApJ___142__419P

2. 1965ApJ___142__414D

Interesting Numerical/Software Resources:

• Python: https://www.anaconda.com/
• Astropy: http://www.astropy.org/
• CASA: https://casa.nrao.edu/
• ds9: http://ds9.si.edu/site/
• Stellarium: https://stellarium.org
• LST calculator: https://www.iiap.res.in/people/personnel/reks/software/javascript/calclst.php

Important web resources:

• SIMBAD: http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/
• ALADIN: https://aladin.u-strasbg.fr/
• SKYVIEW: https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov
• NED: https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/

Textbooks:

• Physical Universe by Frank Shu [University Science Books ]
• An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Bradley Caroll and Dale A. Ostile [Addison-Wesley; 2nd edition]
• Astrophysics for Physicists by A. R. Chowdhuri [Cambridge University Press; South Asian Edition]
• Theoretical Astrophysics by T. Padmanabhan (vol I, II, III) [Cambridge University Press; 1st edition]

References:

• To Measure the sky by F. R. Chromey [Cambridge University Press; 1st edition]
• Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by G. B. Ribicki and P. Lightman [Wiley- VCH]
• Tools of Radio Astronomy by T. L. Wilson, K. Rohlfs and S. Huttemeister [Springer; 5th ed. edition]
• Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik [Cambridge University Press; 2nd edition]
• Galactic Dynamics by J. Binney and S. Tremaine [Princeton University Press; 2nd edition]
• Physics of the Interstellar and Intergalactic medium by B. Draine [Princeton University Press]
• Cosmology by S. Weinberg [Oxford University Press; 1st edition]