[ Albert Zijlstra ]

Albert Zijlstra's homepage

Professor in Astrophysics at the University of Manchester, and Head of Science at the Jodrell Bank Center for Astrophysics. Scientific interests: AGB stars, Planetary nebulae, stellar mass loss, stellar populations in nearby galaxies.
 [ R Hya ]
The physics of the upside down rainbow
(seen here near the Peak District National Park).
R Hya: AAVSO star of the month The story of the bug and the HST

Views of Distant Earth


Teaching

Research

Links


Highlights

Dust around a primitive star


A star comes back to life


Hubble image of a butterfly: demise in ice and fire

 [ The bug nebula ]

IPHAS: the Galactic Plane Halpha survey

 [ North America Nebula ]