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... mean you may think it's a long way down the road to [Smith’s], but that's just peanuts to space." -The Hitchhiker’s Guide ...
... mean you may think it's a long way down the road to [Smith’s], but that's just peanuts to space." -The Hitchhiker’s Guide ...
The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 22 Number 3 February
... There are 4 minor meteor showers in February with averages up to 3 per hour. The Centaurids are “southern hemisphere” showers with most of the observing reports, visual and radio, coming from Australia. From February 2nd through the 25th, the Alpha Centaurids and Beta Centaurids are only 8° apart wi ...
... There are 4 minor meteor showers in February with averages up to 3 per hour. The Centaurids are “southern hemisphere” showers with most of the observing reports, visual and radio, coming from Australia. From February 2nd through the 25th, the Alpha Centaurids and Beta Centaurids are only 8° apart wi ...
telescope field of view
... The Sun, stars, and any object seen in the sky rise somewhere near east and set somewhere near west (with a few exceptions – circumpolar stars). Exact locations of rising/setting depend on the object’s declination. During the time between rising and setting, the object must move from east to west, a ...
... The Sun, stars, and any object seen in the sky rise somewhere near east and set somewhere near west (with a few exceptions – circumpolar stars). Exact locations of rising/setting depend on the object’s declination. During the time between rising and setting, the object must move from east to west, a ...
light years - Fort Bend ISD
... Cut paper in half, horizontally. Make a tiered foldable, see example. Cut the three top sheets in half. Staple foldable. Title tabs. ...
... Cut paper in half, horizontally. Make a tiered foldable, see example. Cut the three top sheets in half. Staple foldable. Title tabs. ...
Characteristics of Stars
... wire in a light bulb glow? Which color is hotter? Is Betelgeuse a cool or hot star? What color is Betelgeuse? What color is Rigel? Is Rigel a hot or cold star? 7. The brightness of a star depends on what two characteristics? What is a star’s apparent magnitude? What is absolute magnitude? What two t ...
... wire in a light bulb glow? Which color is hotter? Is Betelgeuse a cool or hot star? What color is Betelgeuse? What color is Rigel? Is Rigel a hot or cold star? 7. The brightness of a star depends on what two characteristics? What is a star’s apparent magnitude? What is absolute magnitude? What two t ...
Astrophotography
Astrophotography is a specialized type of photography for recording images of astronomical objects and large areas of the night sky. The first photograph of an astronomical object (the Moon) was taken in 1840, but it was not until the late 19th century that advances in technology allowed for detailed stellar photography. Besides being able to record the details of extended objects such as the Moon, Sun, and planets, astrophotography has the ability to image objects invisible to the human eye such as dim stars, nebulae, and galaxies. This is done by long time exposure since both film and digital cameras can accumulate and sum light photons over these long periods of time. Photography revolutionized the field of professional astronomical research, with long time exposures recording hundreds of thousands of new stars and nebulae that were invisible to the human eye, leading to specialized and ever larger optical telescopes that were essentially big cameras designed to collect light to be recorded on film. Direct astrophotography had an early role in sky surveys and star classification but over time it has given way to more sophisticated equipment and techniques designed for specific fields of scientific research, with film (and later astronomical CCD cameras) becoming just one of many forms of sensor.Astrophotography is a large sub-discipline in amateur astronomy where it is usually used to record aesthetically pleasing images, rather than for scientific research, with a whole range of equipment and techniques dedicated to the activity.