Dr. Raja Guhathakurta
M31 – The Galaxy Next Door

Raja Video Lecture: Part I Raja Video Lecture: Part II Raja Video Lecture: Part III

(March 5, 2009) Dr. Raja Guhathakurta of the University of California, Santa Cruz presents “M31 – The Galaxy Next Door” as part of the 2009 “Evenings with Astronomers” lecture series. Watch as Dr. Raja delves into the nature and evolution of our sister galaxy, M31, and discusses how studying this neighboring spiral helps us to understand the structure and growth of our own Milky Way galaxy.