Apr 2017 - Astronomical Society of Northern New England
... us that can see the surface of Earth through some kind advanced telescope or other instrument, they could see, right now, this very second, exactly what happened to create that great mass extinction. The only problem would be that they could never get that message back to the current humans on Earth ...
... us that can see the surface of Earth through some kind advanced telescope or other instrument, they could see, right now, this very second, exactly what happened to create that great mass extinction. The only problem would be that they could never get that message back to the current humans on Earth ...
UGS303, Extraterrestrial Life: REVIEW FOR FIRST TEST
... around stars like our sun to have? What might be different about planetary systems around lower mass stars? ...
... around stars like our sun to have? What might be different about planetary systems around lower mass stars? ...
SOAR Spartan Infrared Camera E. Loh, MSU, July 2014
... E. Loh, MSU, July 2014 The Spartan Infrared Camera operates in the 1–2.4μm wavelength range. It has two focal ratios, a wide-field (WF) configuration with 66 mas/pixel a high-res (HR) configuration with 40 mas/pixel, which has not proved to be useful. The detectors are four HAWAII-2 arrays, each wit ...
... E. Loh, MSU, July 2014 The Spartan Infrared Camera operates in the 1–2.4μm wavelength range. It has two focal ratios, a wide-field (WF) configuration with 66 mas/pixel a high-res (HR) configuration with 40 mas/pixel, which has not proved to be useful. The detectors are four HAWAII-2 arrays, each wit ...
Astronomical Telescope for New York – A Proposal
... approximately five years from build start. The total cost of the telescope, inclusive of 25% contingency and two instruments is estimated at $105M, including ~$30M set aside for the two first light instruments. We estimate that operating costs will run ~$10 million/year. Considerable advances in tec ...
... approximately five years from build start. The total cost of the telescope, inclusive of 25% contingency and two instruments is estimated at $105M, including ~$30M set aside for the two first light instruments. We estimate that operating costs will run ~$10 million/year. Considerable advances in tec ...
Powerpoint Presentation (large file)
... 3. In what kind of nebulae do new stars form? 4. What steps are involved in forming a star like the Sun? 5. When a star forms, why does it end up with only a fraction of the available matter? 6. What do star clusters tell us about the formation of stars? 7. Where in the Galaxy does star formation ta ...
... 3. In what kind of nebulae do new stars form? 4. What steps are involved in forming a star like the Sun? 5. When a star forms, why does it end up with only a fraction of the available matter? 6. What do star clusters tell us about the formation of stars? 7. Where in the Galaxy does star formation ta ...
Document
... Optical Transfer Function – OTF and Modulation Transfer Function – MTF OTF = Fourier transform of PSF, MTF = modulus of OTF, OTF also called Frequency Response Function: how amplitudes at various wavenumbers are modified for aberration free telescope with circular, unobstructed pupil of diameter D: ...
... Optical Transfer Function – OTF and Modulation Transfer Function – MTF OTF = Fourier transform of PSF, MTF = modulus of OTF, OTF also called Frequency Response Function: how amplitudes at various wavenumbers are modified for aberration free telescope with circular, unobstructed pupil of diameter D: ...
Planetary Observations Lab Supplement
... 1. Measuring the Apparent Size of Saturn With an unaligned telescope, center Saturn in the field of view. View it long enough to see what direction the planet drifts. Move the planet to the edge of the field of view so that it will drift out of the field of view perpendicular to the edge (see ...
... 1. Measuring the Apparent Size of Saturn With an unaligned telescope, center Saturn in the field of view. View it long enough to see what direction the planet drifts. Move the planet to the edge of the field of view so that it will drift out of the field of view perpendicular to the edge (see ...
sachkov_2013 - Putting A Stars into Context
... spectra and strong globally organized magnetic fields. They often show remarkable variations of line strengths, light and magnetic field with periods ranging from a few days to many years. It is believed that this abnormal chemical composition is limited only to the outer stellar envelopes. Chemical ...
... spectra and strong globally organized magnetic fields. They often show remarkable variations of line strengths, light and magnetic field with periods ranging from a few days to many years. It is believed that this abnormal chemical composition is limited only to the outer stellar envelopes. Chemical ...
The Search for Earth-like Planets: Yes We Can
... Premise: If there is intelligent life “out there”, it probably is similar to life as we know it on Earth. ...
... Premise: If there is intelligent life “out there”, it probably is similar to life as we know it on Earth. ...
Gaia Fact Sheet
... data is now widely used by the entire community of professional astronomers. ...
... data is now widely used by the entire community of professional astronomers. ...
ncam-program-2016 - Cline Observatory
... David Charbonneau, Harvard University The Compositions of Small Planets The NASA Kepler Mission has demonstrated that planets larger than Earth yet smaller then Neptune are common around Sun-like stars. Although Kepler determined the physical sizes of hundreds of such worlds, we know virtually nothi ...
... David Charbonneau, Harvard University The Compositions of Small Planets The NASA Kepler Mission has demonstrated that planets larger than Earth yet smaller then Neptune are common around Sun-like stars. Although Kepler determined the physical sizes of hundreds of such worlds, we know virtually nothi ...
Hubble Telescope - NTUA Personal home pages
... Hubble Telescope Image Formation Details A typical Hubble image is made from a combination of black-and-white images representing different colors of light. ...
... Hubble Telescope Image Formation Details A typical Hubble image is made from a combination of black-and-white images representing different colors of light. ...
4-3.8 - S2TEM Centers SC
... This marks the first use of two lenses to “see” at a distance. The development of the spyglass inspired the birth of telescopes Between 1847 and 1850, photography moved astronomers one step beyond the telescope– the film records the information, not the astronomer. Data recording became more accurat ...
... This marks the first use of two lenses to “see” at a distance. The development of the spyglass inspired the birth of telescopes Between 1847 and 1850, photography moved astronomers one step beyond the telescope– the film records the information, not the astronomer. Data recording became more accurat ...
optical telescopes
... 3. Excellent for faint deep sky objects such as remote galaxies, nebulae and star clusters due to the generally fast focal ratios 4. Reasonably good for lunar and planetary work. 5. Good for deep sky astrophotography 6. Low in optical aberrations and deliver very bright images ...
... 3. Excellent for faint deep sky objects such as remote galaxies, nebulae and star clusters due to the generally fast focal ratios 4. Reasonably good for lunar and planetary work. 5. Good for deep sky astrophotography 6. Low in optical aberrations and deliver very bright images ...
香港考試局
... (a) With the telescope in normal adjustment, find (i) the separation between the two lenses; and (ii) the angular magnification when viewing a distant building. (2 marks) (b) The student now uses the telescope to view a small piece of newspaper, 4 cm × 4 cm, ...
... (a) With the telescope in normal adjustment, find (i) the separation between the two lenses; and (ii) the angular magnification when viewing a distant building. (2 marks) (b) The student now uses the telescope to view a small piece of newspaper, 4 cm × 4 cm, ...
China_contribution
... Possibility on Joining NGO Program Telescope of NGO (Nanjing Institute of Astronomy and Optics Technology, CAS) Collaboration with MP Institute for Gravitational Physics on Laser Interferometer (Institute of Mechanics, CAS) Collaboration with Trento University for inertial sensors (Huazhong U ...
... Possibility on Joining NGO Program Telescope of NGO (Nanjing Institute of Astronomy and Optics Technology, CAS) Collaboration with MP Institute for Gravitational Physics on Laser Interferometer (Institute of Mechanics, CAS) Collaboration with Trento University for inertial sensors (Huazhong U ...
Sky News – March 2015 The Realm of the Galaxies
... Coma Bernices. With our night sky pointing away from the hustle and bustle of the plane of the Milky Way, we can see deep into the sky without objects being obscured or dimmed by looking through our galaxy. In spring skies we are treated to views of the closest cluster of galaxies in Virgo of which ...
... Coma Bernices. With our night sky pointing away from the hustle and bustle of the plane of the Milky Way, we can see deep into the sky without objects being obscured or dimmed by looking through our galaxy. In spring skies we are treated to views of the closest cluster of galaxies in Virgo of which ...
Astrometric Measurements of the Visual Double Star Epsilon Lyrae
... left and right scale readings from a central major division, but making two simultaneous estimates was very difficult using this method. Estrada and Genet both suggested that the telescope be initially positioned in such a way that one star would drift through the zero end of the scale. This allowed ...
... left and right scale readings from a central major division, but making two simultaneous estimates was very difficult using this method. Estrada and Genet both suggested that the telescope be initially positioned in such a way that one star would drift through the zero end of the scale. This allowed ...
Test 2, Nov. 17, 2015 - Physics@Brock
... 1. Galileo’s observation of the gibbous and the quarter phases of Venus supported (a) the geocentric model. (b) the heliocentric model. 2. According to Kepler’s second law, a planet moves fastest when it is (a) closest to the Sun. (b) at the greatest distance from the Sun. (c) [The speed of the plan ...
... 1. Galileo’s observation of the gibbous and the quarter phases of Venus supported (a) the geocentric model. (b) the heliocentric model. 2. According to Kepler’s second law, a planet moves fastest when it is (a) closest to the Sun. (b) at the greatest distance from the Sun. (c) [The speed of the plan ...
Citizen Sky Epsilon Aurigae Script for Fulldome Planetariums
... Not far in the sky from Perseus, we have another character from Greek mythology: Auriga, the Charioteer. The fifth brightest star in the Charioteer is called Epsilon Aurigae. Every 27 years, it drops in brightness and mysteriously dims for nearly two years. Let’s replace our classical view of the c ...
... Not far in the sky from Perseus, we have another character from Greek mythology: Auriga, the Charioteer. The fifth brightest star in the Charioteer is called Epsilon Aurigae. Every 27 years, it drops in brightness and mysteriously dims for nearly two years. Let’s replace our classical view of the c ...
Spitzer Space Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope (SST), formerly the Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF), is an infrared space observatory launched in 2003. It is the fourth and final of the NASA Great Observatories program.The planned mission period was to be 2.5 years with a pre-launch expectation that the mission could extend to five or slightly more years until the onboard liquid helium supply was exhausted. This occurred on 15 May 2009. Without liquid helium to cool the telescope to the very low temperatures needed to operate, most of the instruments are no longer usable. However, the two shortest-wavelength modules of the IRAC camera are still operable with the same sensitivity as before the cryogen was exhausted, and will continue to be used in the Spitzer Warm Mission. All Spitzer data, from both the primary and warm phases, are archived at the Infrared Science Archive (IRSA).In keeping with NASA tradition, the telescope was renamed after its successful demonstration of operation, on 18 December 2003. Unlike most telescopes that are named after famous deceased astronomers by a board of scientists, the new name for SIRTF was obtained from a contest open to the general public.The contest led to the telescope being named in honor of astronomer Lyman Spitzer, who had promoted the concept of space telescopes in the 1940s. Spitzer wrote a 1946 report for RAND Corporation describing the advantages of an extraterrestrial observatory and how it could be realized with available or upcoming technology. He has been cited for his pioneering contributions to rocketry and astronomy, as well as ""his vision and leadership in articulating the advantages and benefits to be realized from the Space Telescope Program.""The US$800 million Spitzer was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, on a Delta II 7920H ELV rocket, Monday, 25 August 2003 at 13:35:39 UTC-5 (EDT).It follows a heliocentric instead of geocentric orbit, trailing and drifting away from Earth's orbit at approximately 0.1 astronomical unit per year (a so-called ""earth-trailing"" orbit). The primary mirror is 85 centimeters (33 in) in diameter, f/12, made of beryllium and is cooled to 5.5 K (−449.77 °F). The satellite contains three instruments that allow it to perform astronomical imaging and photometry from 3 to 180 micrometers, spectroscopy from 5 to 40 micrometers, and spectrophotometry from 5 to 100 micrometers.