37th Saas-Fee advanced course of the
Swiss Society for Astrophysics and Astronomy
The Origin of the Galaxy and Local Group
4 - 10 March, 2007
Mürren, Switzerland
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Organisers
Ben Moore, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Eva Grebel, University of Basel, Switzerland
Lecturers
Joss Bland-Hawthorn, The Anglo-Australian Observatory, Australia
Ken Freeman, Australian National University, Australia
Francesca Matteucci, University of Trieste, Italy
With additional seminars by Ben Moore and Eva Grebel
Topics
Observational overview of the Milky Way and Local Group
Satellites, streams, halo stars and globular clusters
The ISM, chemistry, star-formation, feedback & accretion
Hierarchical galaxy formation - theoretical models
Location
The course will be held in the spectacular car-free village of Mürren, high in the Swiss Alps, overlooking the famous Eiger and Jungfrau mountains. It is in the center of one of the world's best ski and hiking areas.
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