Science 9: Unit E: Space Exploration
... atmosphere distorts the image of the stars and planets; that’s why stars twinkle in the sky. A way around this problem is to build telescopes where the atmosphere is thinner like on mountain tops. Another method is to have a computer measure the amount of distortion from the atmosphere and change th ...
... atmosphere distorts the image of the stars and planets; that’s why stars twinkle in the sky. A way around this problem is to build telescopes where the atmosphere is thinner like on mountain tops. Another method is to have a computer measure the amount of distortion from the atmosphere and change th ...
THE BALTIMORE SUN, Feb. 3, 2004, "Hubble sees key elements in
... after the Columbia disaster. The Hubble’s latest discovery will appear in the forthcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters, reported by a team of French, American, Canadian and Swiss astronomers, led by Alfred Vidal-Madjar, of the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris. Osiris was discovered in 199 ...
... after the Columbia disaster. The Hubble’s latest discovery will appear in the forthcoming issue of Astrophysical Journal Letters, reported by a team of French, American, Canadian and Swiss astronomers, led by Alfred Vidal-Madjar, of the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris. Osiris was discovered in 199 ...
How space is explored?
... of 46 billion light years. B. The universe is ge@ng larger. 1. There are galaxies moving out and away from earth in every direcCon. 2. This is evidence of how the universe may have started. a. B ...
... of 46 billion light years. B. The universe is ge@ng larger. 1. There are galaxies moving out and away from earth in every direcCon. 2. This is evidence of how the universe may have started. a. B ...
Astronomy Quiz 2
... 7. Which theory do many astronomers believe explains that the universe began with a period of extreme and rapid expansion? a. Big Bang Theory c. Red Shift Theory b. Radiation Theory d. Butterfly Effect Theory 8. Based on evidence of the Red Shift of stars and galaxies, scientist now know that a. sta ...
... 7. Which theory do many astronomers believe explains that the universe began with a period of extreme and rapid expansion? a. Big Bang Theory c. Red Shift Theory b. Radiation Theory d. Butterfly Effect Theory 8. Based on evidence of the Red Shift of stars and galaxies, scientist now know that a. sta ...
cassiopeia a - Chandra X
... that Greek and Roman mythology identified as a queen’s throne. WHEN: Although the exact date is uncertain, this supernova would have appeared in the night sky about 330 years ago. ...
... that Greek and Roman mythology identified as a queen’s throne. WHEN: Although the exact date is uncertain, this supernova would have appeared in the night sky about 330 years ago. ...
SWFAS Apr 16 Newsletter - Southwest Florida Astronomical Society
... HST is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, and is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. With a 2.4-meter mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and ne ...
... HST is named after astronomer Edwin Hubble, and is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope. With a 2.4-meter mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and ne ...
Explanation - cmcmurillo
... quality between the photos made sixteen years ago and the one’s made nowadays. ...
... quality between the photos made sixteen years ago and the one’s made nowadays. ...
Presentation: Light and Telescopes
... ½ arcsec = the width of a human hair across two football fields (~ 200 yards). The limiting factor of air turbulence in Earth’s atmosphere is why the ...
... ½ arcsec = the width of a human hair across two football fields (~ 200 yards). The limiting factor of air turbulence in Earth’s atmosphere is why the ...
Document
... through a telescope that uses a simple lens are surrounded by fuzzy, rainbowcolored halos If the telescope designer carefully chooses two different kinds of glass for two lenses that make up the one, different colors of light can be brought to a focus at the same point ...
... through a telescope that uses a simple lens are surrounded by fuzzy, rainbowcolored halos If the telescope designer carefully chooses two different kinds of glass for two lenses that make up the one, different colors of light can be brought to a focus at the same point ...
Bolometers evolution - Chalmers University of Technology
... •Telescope diameter: D=0.6 m . •Wavelengths: submillimeter bands: 0.2- 2 mm . •Cooling: telescope - 5K, detectors - 0.1-0.25 K . •Detectors: bolometer arrays 10-18 W/Hz1/2 ...
... •Telescope diameter: D=0.6 m . •Wavelengths: submillimeter bands: 0.2- 2 mm . •Cooling: telescope - 5K, detectors - 0.1-0.25 K . •Detectors: bolometer arrays 10-18 W/Hz1/2 ...
Telescopes
... • Earth blocks view half of each orbit • But can be reached by shuttle to install new instruments ...
... • Earth blocks view half of each orbit • But can be reached by shuttle to install new instruments ...
File - Colgan Science
... 2. Describe the purpose of each of the following technologies: a. Optical Telescopes b. Radio Telescopes c. Space Telescopes d. Satellites e. Space Probes f. Space Stations 3. How do we use triangulation to measure the distance from Earth to far away stars? Topic 5: 1. What is space debris and where ...
... 2. Describe the purpose of each of the following technologies: a. Optical Telescopes b. Radio Telescopes c. Space Telescopes d. Satellites e. Space Probes f. Space Stations 3. How do we use triangulation to measure the distance from Earth to far away stars? Topic 5: 1. What is space debris and where ...
PHYS 1470 3.0 W16/17 Highlights of Astronomy Assignment #1
... earth. The orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one focus, the perihelion at the earth and the aphelion at Yorkus. Sketch and label the orbits of Earth, Yorku and the space probe.) 4. Doppler Shift: The Hb (hydrogen beta) line, which is strong in the spectra of moderately hot stars, has a wavelength ...
... earth. The orbit is an ellipse with the sun at one focus, the perihelion at the earth and the aphelion at Yorkus. Sketch and label the orbits of Earth, Yorku and the space probe.) 4. Doppler Shift: The Hb (hydrogen beta) line, which is strong in the spectra of moderately hot stars, has a wavelength ...
PowerPoint - Chandra X
... Mz 3, BD+30-3639, Hen 3-1475, and NGC 7027: Planetary Nebulas – Fast Winds from Dying Stars This panel of composite images (x-ray/blue, optical/green, and infrared/red) shows part of the unfolding drama of the last stages of the evolution of sun-like stars. Dynamic elongated clouds envelop bubbles o ...
... Mz 3, BD+30-3639, Hen 3-1475, and NGC 7027: Planetary Nebulas – Fast Winds from Dying Stars This panel of composite images (x-ray/blue, optical/green, and infrared/red) shows part of the unfolding drama of the last stages of the evolution of sun-like stars. Dynamic elongated clouds envelop bubbles o ...
powerpoint version
... Sometimes see red shifted absorption lines due to material falling inwards to make a growing star. ...
... Sometimes see red shifted absorption lines due to material falling inwards to make a growing star. ...
88 Hubble.p65
... The Hubble telescope is a technological masterpiece. It has been reported to be 50 000 times more sensitive than ground-based telescopes, and has 10 times better resolution. ...
... The Hubble telescope is a technological masterpiece. It has been reported to be 50 000 times more sensitive than ground-based telescopes, and has 10 times better resolution. ...
Studying Space Chapter 26 Notes
... 2d. Students know that stars differ in their life cycles, and visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes may be used to collect data that reveal those differences. ...
... 2d. Students know that stars differ in their life cycles, and visual, radio, and x-ray telescopes may be used to collect data that reveal those differences. ...
01 - University High School
... _____ 12. What is the nearest part of the universe to Earth? a. the Milky Way b. the solar system c. Mars d. a galaxy _____ 13. A large collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is called a a. solar system. b. Milky Way. c. comet. d. galaxy. _____ 14. The Milky Way is a. Earth’s s ...
... _____ 12. What is the nearest part of the universe to Earth? a. the Milky Way b. the solar system c. Mars d. a galaxy _____ 13. A large collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity is called a a. solar system. b. Milky Way. c. comet. d. galaxy. _____ 14. The Milky Way is a. Earth’s s ...
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.