Astronomy 120
... with the same size objective and ask you to list the devices in order of increasing resolving power. What is the correct order? 3. Zeilik Study Exercise 6.4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of radio telescopes? How do they differ from optical ones? How are they similar? 4. Zeilik Study Exer ...
... with the same size objective and ask you to list the devices in order of increasing resolving power. What is the correct order? 3. Zeilik Study Exercise 6.4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of radio telescopes? How do they differ from optical ones? How are they similar? 4. Zeilik Study Exer ...
Amateur Astronomy Research Telescope - Embry
... and building an amateur research telescope. The primary goal is high portability and compactness, with no compromise of optical quality. The team began with a set of mirrors pre-owned by the Amateur Astronomy Club, and will be constructing the telescope frame from medium density particle board. In t ...
... and building an amateur research telescope. The primary goal is high portability and compactness, with no compromise of optical quality. The team began with a set of mirrors pre-owned by the Amateur Astronomy Club, and will be constructing the telescope frame from medium density particle board. In t ...
ASTR2050 Spring 2005 •
... when the peaks are separated by the distance between minima for a single image. i.e. “resolution” ...
... when the peaks are separated by the distance between minima for a single image. i.e. “resolution” ...
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre
... Pulsars are sometimes left over after giant stars explode. They are extremely dense - only the size of a city, but containing as much matter as the Sun! They spin very fast, shooting out radiation like cosmic lighthouses. Have a go at spinning our model pulsar (look up!). 11. Which astronomer first ...
... Pulsars are sometimes left over after giant stars explode. They are extremely dense - only the size of a city, but containing as much matter as the Sun! They spin very fast, shooting out radiation like cosmic lighthouses. Have a go at spinning our model pulsar (look up!). 11. Which astronomer first ...
TELESCOPE
... focal length of 1500 mm, what would the magnification be? 10. The ability of a telescope to collect light depends on the area of the objective lens or mirror. A telescope with a 10 inch diameter mirror will gather how may times the light of a human eye (¼ inch diameter). Divide out. Do not leave as ...
... focal length of 1500 mm, what would the magnification be? 10. The ability of a telescope to collect light depends on the area of the objective lens or mirror. A telescope with a 10 inch diameter mirror will gather how may times the light of a human eye (¼ inch diameter). Divide out. Do not leave as ...
Key Stage 2: Teacher`s Pack
... 6. Which force pulls objects into black holes? Gravity 7. What force slows the ball, causing it to spiral into our model black hole? Friction (please note friction does not exist in space, so objects can remain in orbit around black holes, like orbiting anything else in space) 8. Describe what you s ...
... 6. Which force pulls objects into black holes? Gravity 7. What force slows the ball, causing it to spiral into our model black hole? Friction (please note friction does not exist in space, so objects can remain in orbit around black holes, like orbiting anything else in space) 8. Describe what you s ...
Document
... • To allow students to see how science is actually carried out • To provide a real-time experience of astronomy, through live use of a telescope via the Web • Targets The (ambitious) target of the FT programme is to reach 500,000 school children and other users per year. Materials required for teach ...
... • To allow students to see how science is actually carried out • To provide a real-time experience of astronomy, through live use of a telescope via the Web • Targets The (ambitious) target of the FT programme is to reach 500,000 school children and other users per year. Materials required for teach ...
Document
... • Larger than a few inches, a telescope’s resolution stops getting better due to seeing. • Don’t be fooled by advertisements claiming huge magnification increases! – “Amazing 500X magnification!” ...
... • Larger than a few inches, a telescope’s resolution stops getting better due to seeing. • Don’t be fooled by advertisements claiming huge magnification increases! – “Amazing 500X magnification!” ...
Radio Telescope Basics
... – Concentrate radio waves that fall on the telescope “dish” – Bounce (reflect) waves from the dish to a radio receiver – Concentrating the waves gives information with more definition and resolution ...
... – Concentrate radio waves that fall on the telescope “dish” – Bounce (reflect) waves from the dish to a radio receiver – Concentrating the waves gives information with more definition and resolution ...
Document
... Interferometry • Combine the light from two or more telescopes to simulate the RESOLUTION of one giant telescope. ...
... Interferometry • Combine the light from two or more telescopes to simulate the RESOLUTION of one giant telescope. ...
Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre Scouts
... Charles ________ was the engineer who built the Lovell telescope. The Lovell telescope is so powerful it could detect a mobile phone signal on ______. What is the diameter of the Lovell telescope’s dish? (2,6) The gear racks on the Lovell telescope are recycled 15-inch ___________. (3,7) In the 1920 ...
... Charles ________ was the engineer who built the Lovell telescope. The Lovell telescope is so powerful it could detect a mobile phone signal on ______. What is the diameter of the Lovell telescope’s dish? (2,6) The gear racks on the Lovell telescope are recycled 15-inch ___________. (3,7) In the 1920 ...
Slide 1
... Scientists can tell the elements present in a star by looking at its light through a spectroscope. Each element will have its own unique spectral lines of color, just as people each have a unique ...
... Scientists can tell the elements present in a star by looking at its light through a spectroscope. Each element will have its own unique spectral lines of color, just as people each have a unique ...
13.12 & 14.6 Technolgy and Space
... Space probes are useful for exploring the outer planets and moons. They are generally pilot-less because they are too expensive and humans cannot presently survive that long in space. (They can survive, but the long term effects are not known.) It took almost a year for a probe to get to our closest ...
... Space probes are useful for exploring the outer planets and moons. They are generally pilot-less because they are too expensive and humans cannot presently survive that long in space. (They can survive, but the long term effects are not known.) It took almost a year for a probe to get to our closest ...
Lecture 4: Telescopes Web site Stuff from last time Naked eye and magnitudes
... History Highlights Pre-Galileo ...
... History Highlights Pre-Galileo ...
Lecture 4: Telescopes
... Telescope first unveiled in Netherlands in 1608 and described as a device for "seeing faraway things as though nearby." Most practical applications were maritime use; spotting ships or land from far off. ...
... Telescope first unveiled in Netherlands in 1608 and described as a device for "seeing faraway things as though nearby." Most practical applications were maritime use; spotting ships or land from far off. ...
Key Stage 2: Teacher`s Pack
... 11. Are the planets in the Solar System spaced out evenly? No 12. What are the four outer planets made of? Gas 13. There used to be another planet, but in 2006 scientists decided it wouldn’t be called a planet anymore. a. What is its name? ...
... 11. Are the planets in the Solar System spaced out evenly? No 12. What are the four outer planets made of? Gas 13. There used to be another planet, but in 2006 scientists decided it wouldn’t be called a planet anymore. a. What is its name? ...
jwhitney - Astronomy at Western Kentucky University
... Michael Carini-Faculty Mentor Department of Physics and Astronomy Western Kentucky University ...
... Michael Carini-Faculty Mentor Department of Physics and Astronomy Western Kentucky University ...
Radio Telescopes
... Red = high intensity; Violet = low intensity Just like optical telescopes, radio telescopes should be built in regions with low average rainfall and cloud cover, and low radio noise. ...
... Red = high intensity; Violet = low intensity Just like optical telescopes, radio telescopes should be built in regions with low average rainfall and cloud cover, and low radio noise. ...
Telescopes
... Stars are too far away to ever study directly. It would take 19,000 years to reach the nearest star, a mere 4 light years away traveling at 240,000 km/hr (150,000 miles/hr) the world record for current space travel speed! So all the evidence we gather about stars to form our theories of the Universe ...
... Stars are too far away to ever study directly. It would take 19,000 years to reach the nearest star, a mere 4 light years away traveling at 240,000 km/hr (150,000 miles/hr) the world record for current space travel speed! So all the evidence we gather about stars to form our theories of the Universe ...
Chapter 5 Telescope Test
... 9. Explain how to observe an emission spectra of a specific atom and what you might observe that would help you identify the element. Fill In the Blank: 1. ____________uses a combination of mirrors and lenses to fold the optics to form an image. 2. __________/__________ causes a rainbow effect in r ...
... 9. Explain how to observe an emission spectra of a specific atom and what you might observe that would help you identify the element. Fill In the Blank: 1. ____________uses a combination of mirrors and lenses to fold the optics to form an image. 2. __________/__________ causes a rainbow effect in r ...
16.5 NOTES What is a radio telescope? Objective: Explain how a
... from space. These waves were coming from our galaxy, the Milky Way. Grote Reber built a radio telescope with an antenna. He was able to make the first radio map of the Milky Way. The antenna collects and focuses radio waves given off by stars and other objects in space. These waves are then transmit ...
... from space. These waves were coming from our galaxy, the Milky Way. Grote Reber built a radio telescope with an antenna. He was able to make the first radio map of the Milky Way. The antenna collects and focuses radio waves given off by stars and other objects in space. These waves are then transmit ...
Chapter 5 Telescope Test
... 1._____ Resolution is how clear an object appears. 2._____ Gamma bursts are equal in energy to the whole life of our solar system 3._____ Near infrared detects heat 4._____ Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum 5._____ A Newtonian telescope has no secondary mirror 6._____ Newton used ...
... 1._____ Resolution is how clear an object appears. 2._____ Gamma bursts are equal in energy to the whole life of our solar system 3._____ Near infrared detects heat 4._____ Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum 5._____ A Newtonian telescope has no secondary mirror 6._____ Newton used ...
Key Stage 2: Teacher`s Pack
... 11. Are the planets in the Solar System spaced out evenly? No 12. What are the four outer planets made of? Gas 13. There used to be another planet, but in 2006 scientists decided it wouldn’t be called a planet anymore. a. What is its name? ...
... 11. Are the planets in the Solar System spaced out evenly? No 12. What are the four outer planets made of? Gas 13. There used to be another planet, but in 2006 scientists decided it wouldn’t be called a planet anymore. a. What is its name? ...
Name: Notes – #6 Our Sky Through Binoculars and Telescopes 1
... 6. A reflecting telescope uses a __________________ to focus the light instead of a lens. ...
... 6. A reflecting telescope uses a __________________ to focus the light instead of a lens. ...
Jodrell Bank Observatory
The Jodrell Bank Observatory (originally the Jodrell Bank Experimental Station, then the Nuffield Radio Astronomy Laboratories from 1966 to 1999; /ˈdʒɒdrəl/) is a British observatory that hosts a number of radio telescopes, and is part of the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics at the University of Manchester. The observatory was established in 1945 by Sir Bernard Lovell, a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester who wanted to investigate cosmic rays after his work on radar during the Second World War. It has since played an important role in the research of meteors, quasars, pulsars, masers and gravitational lenses, and was heavily involved with the tracking of space probes at the start of the Space Age. The managing director of the observatory is Professor Simon Garrington.The main telescope at the observatory is the Lovell Telescope, which is the third largest steerable radio telescope in the world. There are three other active telescopes located at the observatory; the Mark II, as well as 42 ft (13 m) and 7 m diameter radio telescopes. Jodrell Bank Observatory is also the base of the Multi-Element Radio Linked Interferometer Network (MERLIN), a National Facility run by the University of Manchester on behalf of the Science and Technology Facilities Council.The site of the observatory, which includes the Jodrell Bank Visitor Centre and an arboretum, is located in the civil parish of Lower Withington (the rest being in Goostrey civil parish), near Goostrey and Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, North West England. It is reached from the A535. An excellent view of the telescope can be seen by travelling by train, as the main line between Manchester and Crewe passes right by the site, with Goostrey station being only a short distance away.