The Focal Point - Atlanta Astronomy Club
... have set up the needs and expectations for the coming camp season. This year they would like our Club to take a more active role in the education process for the astronomy merit badge, then help out with some hands-on field observing with the Club's 24" (and the member's scopes, as well). The prelim ...
... have set up the needs and expectations for the coming camp season. This year they would like our Club to take a more active role in the education process for the astronomy merit badge, then help out with some hands-on field observing with the Club's 24" (and the member's scopes, as well). The prelim ...
Micki s report in MS Word format.
... Polaris Monitoring Project Polaris, the brightest star of the constellation Ursa Minoris is located at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper. As the brightest of all Cepheid Variables, many astronomers have closely monitored Polaris in the past. Beginning after 1945, such astronomers noticed a ...
... Polaris Monitoring Project Polaris, the brightest star of the constellation Ursa Minoris is located at the tip of the handle of the Little Dipper. As the brightest of all Cepheid Variables, many astronomers have closely monitored Polaris in the past. Beginning after 1945, such astronomers noticed a ...
sampling and characterization of the turbulence vertical distribution
... range around a height of 5 km. On the other hand, when the characteristic of 5 km is present the average profile reveals a decreasing of the turbulence in a wide interval around 10 km (see July 2004). It produces a relative maximum in the surroundings of 16 km. In the profiles of 2005 (Figure 4), th ...
... range around a height of 5 km. On the other hand, when the characteristic of 5 km is present the average profile reveals a decreasing of the turbulence in a wide interval around 10 km (see July 2004). It produces a relative maximum in the surroundings of 16 km. In the profiles of 2005 (Figure 4), th ...
New Members` Handbook - Amateur Astronomers, Inc.
... youth through the 2 domes for observing through the telescopes. Volunteers will be trained in giving these presentations and are assisted by other volunteers during the evening. Note: It’s great to see how excited some of the children get when they come to the Observatory. For many it’s their first ...
... youth through the 2 domes for observing through the telescopes. Volunteers will be trained in giving these presentations and are assisted by other volunteers during the evening. Note: It’s great to see how excited some of the children get when they come to the Observatory. For many it’s their first ...
Invited Paper - Giant Magellan Telescope Organization
... Adaptive optics has been integral to the GMT design from the outset. The choice of adaptive secondary mirrors using thin glass face sheets9 and voice coil actuators early on in the GMT design phase was not without risks. The MMT adaptive secondary10 was not fully operational in 2003 and during the ...
... Adaptive optics has been integral to the GMT design from the outset. The choice of adaptive secondary mirrors using thin glass face sheets9 and voice coil actuators early on in the GMT design phase was not without risks. The MMT adaptive secondary10 was not fully operational in 2003 and during the ...
Chemical composition and pulsations of B
... 1) In basic mode only single mirror is used for spectroscopy. 2) In second mode both mirrors will be used to produce two simultaneous echelle spectra of the same object. 3) Third mode allows for simultaneous photometric and spectroscopic observations. ...
... 1) In basic mode only single mirror is used for spectroscopy. 2) In second mode both mirrors will be used to produce two simultaneous echelle spectra of the same object. 3) Third mode allows for simultaneous photometric and spectroscopic observations. ...
The venerable craft of telescope mirror grinding takes on a
... Hartmartn screen leads to a computer printout like that below showing surface departure values in wavelengths. A composite print of Hartmarsn tests at four different positions of the screen can be interpreted as areas of greater or lesser density in the plate, which are produced by high and low area ...
... Hartmartn screen leads to a computer printout like that below showing surface departure values in wavelengths. A composite print of Hartmarsn tests at four different positions of the screen can be interpreted as areas of greater or lesser density in the plate, which are produced by high and low area ...
IRMOS
... The IRMOS-CIT concept consists of three main subsystems: an Offner relay, a focal plane tiled with steering mirrors for object selection and a set of four cryostats housing the spectrographs. The Offner relay serves many functions: (1) it relays light from the TMT Nasmyth focus onto the tiled focal ...
... The IRMOS-CIT concept consists of three main subsystems: an Offner relay, a focal plane tiled with steering mirrors for object selection and a set of four cryostats housing the spectrographs. The Offner relay serves many functions: (1) it relays light from the TMT Nasmyth focus onto the tiled focal ...
The Electromagnetic Spectrum
... Radio Astronomy a fairly typical radio telescope, the large 43-m (140-foot)-diameter telescope located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia. much larger than reflecting optical telescopes, most radio telescopes are built in basically the same way. They have a large, horsesho ...
... Radio Astronomy a fairly typical radio telescope, the large 43-m (140-foot)-diameter telescope located at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in West Virginia. much larger than reflecting optical telescopes, most radio telescopes are built in basically the same way. They have a large, horsesho ...
astronomy discovery tour to india
... The site has been found to be good (about 150 cloud free nights per year) for astronomical observations. The specifications for surface finish of the telescope mirrors has been one-tenth of 589 nm line of sodium so that the telescope can be effectively used for imaging studies at both optical and in ...
... The site has been found to be good (about 150 cloud free nights per year) for astronomical observations. The specifications for surface finish of the telescope mirrors has been one-tenth of 589 nm line of sodium so that the telescope can be effectively used for imaging studies at both optical and in ...
Why do astronomers measure things in degrees instead of meters
... If you are familiar with trigonometry, use the lengths of this isosceles triangle to determine the angle. If you are not familiar with trigonometry, draw the diagram full size (or to scale) and measure the angle with a protractor. The angle you found is the angular size of your thumb at arm’s length ...
... If you are familiar with trigonometry, use the lengths of this isosceles triangle to determine the angle. If you are not familiar with trigonometry, draw the diagram full size (or to scale) and measure the angle with a protractor. The angle you found is the angular size of your thumb at arm’s length ...
Is Pluto Real - Jesseca Rough
... about the telescope, but since my topic was on Pluto’s demise and the planets themselves and not the telescopes that found them, I just told the kids to have their parents’ Google the telescope when they got home. Other problems I encountered were external, for one, it was hot so the kids were restl ...
... about the telescope, but since my topic was on Pluto’s demise and the planets themselves and not the telescopes that found them, I just told the kids to have their parents’ Google the telescope when they got home. Other problems I encountered were external, for one, it was hot so the kids were restl ...
01 DS-114AT manual final.qxd
... A fun way to learn more about astronomy is to join an astronomy club. Check your local newspaper, school, library, or telescope dealer to find out if there’s a club in your area. At club meetings, you will meet other astronomy enthusiasts with whom you will be able to share your discoveries. Clubs a ...
... A fun way to learn more about astronomy is to join an astronomy club. Check your local newspaper, school, library, or telescope dealer to find out if there’s a club in your area. At club meetings, you will meet other astronomy enthusiasts with whom you will be able to share your discoveries. Clubs a ...
HHG based Seed Generation for X-FELs
... Requirements: optical beam access, high-intensity in interaction region, and low loss ...
... Requirements: optical beam access, high-intensity in interaction region, and low loss ...
Autoguiding – Beginners Guide to v2.
... • A guide camera to monitor apparent movement of a star in it’s field of view. • A scope, off axis guider or built in guide camera to focus the guide star. • An interface to feed the video data into a computer/controller (e.g. a USB, Video Capture device or dedicated hardware controller). • Output c ...
... • A guide camera to monitor apparent movement of a star in it’s field of view. • A scope, off axis guider or built in guide camera to focus the guide star. • An interface to feed the video data into a computer/controller (e.g. a USB, Video Capture device or dedicated hardware controller). • Output c ...
FOTO Imaging - Cincinnati Observatory
... These programs are recommended for adults only. If the weather does not permit viewing, we’ll have fun with some of the crazy science experiments and “adult” constellation mythology stories that we can’t share with family audiences. Admission is $6 per person To make reservations please call ...
... These programs are recommended for adults only. If the weather does not permit viewing, we’ll have fun with some of the crazy science experiments and “adult” constellation mythology stories that we can’t share with family audiences. Admission is $6 per person To make reservations please call ...
Mapping the Milky Way: William Herschel`s Star-‐Gages
... nebulae to which he devoted most of his astronomical attention. From 1784 to 1785, ably assisted by his sister Caroline, Herschel attempted to map out the shape of the Milky Way star system. ...
... nebulae to which he devoted most of his astronomical attention. From 1784 to 1785, ably assisted by his sister Caroline, Herschel attempted to map out the shape of the Milky Way star system. ...
The Atmospheric Instruments and Their Applications: GOMOS
... optimum sensitivity and to reduce excessive noise due to thermal emissions in the inputsignal path. During the acquisition of interferograms, the signals of all eight detectors are individually amplified and digitised, using the sampling signal generated by the ODS. Subsequently, digital post-proces ...
... optimum sensitivity and to reduce excessive noise due to thermal emissions in the inputsignal path. During the acquisition of interferograms, the signals of all eight detectors are individually amplified and digitised, using the sampling signal generated by the ODS. Subsequently, digital post-proces ...
Weather in stellar atmosphere: The dynamics of mercury clouds in α
... region is 2.5 × 106 . Several large (30o –60o ) mercury clouds at low and intermediate latitudes distort the axisymmetric pattern, leading to the observed rotational modulation of the Hg II line. The structure of the mercury clouds clearly changes on a time scale of 2–4 years (Fig. 2b). In particula ...
... region is 2.5 × 106 . Several large (30o –60o ) mercury clouds at low and intermediate latitudes distort the axisymmetric pattern, leading to the observed rotational modulation of the Hg II line. The structure of the mercury clouds clearly changes on a time scale of 2–4 years (Fig. 2b). In particula ...