Re: Elliptical Galaxies

From: Greg Neill (gneillREM_at_OVE.THIS.netcom.ca)
Date: 11/28/04 

Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 11:26:30 -0500

"F de C W" <fegdcw@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4852b541.0411280823.43968f7f@posting.google.com...
> I have this question in one of mu tutorial sheets for Astronomy: HELP!
>
> Given that there are 0.1 Ellipticals per Mpc cubed and my garden
> telescope can reach to 14 mags. How largew an area of sky would I need
> to survey tp find 100 elliptical galaxies? (assume typical absolute
> magnitude for an Elliptical galaxy is -21 mags).

What are your thoughts on how to solve it? What have you
tried?

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