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Volume 20 Number 4 March 2012 - Forsyth Astronomical Society
... systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits (passes in front of) its host star. The planets orbit close to their host stars and range in size from 1.5 times ...
... systems hosting 26 confirmed planets. These discoveries nearly double the number of verified Kepler planets and triple the number of stars known to have more than one planet that transits (passes in front of) its host star. The planets orbit close to their host stars and range in size from 1.5 times ...
EMR, Telescopes, Stars, Solar System study guide `14-15
... Study Guide for Quiz on EMR, Telescopes, Stars, and the Solar System – Part 1 Closed-Notes Quiz on Thursday, January 22, 2014 EMR and telescopes – Pages 118-124, “Electromagnetic Radiation and Telescopes” notes • Know that electromagnetic radiation (EMR) travels in waves. • Know the meaning of wavel ...
... Study Guide for Quiz on EMR, Telescopes, Stars, and the Solar System – Part 1 Closed-Notes Quiz on Thursday, January 22, 2014 EMR and telescopes – Pages 118-124, “Electromagnetic Radiation and Telescopes” notes • Know that electromagnetic radiation (EMR) travels in waves. • Know the meaning of wavel ...
Chapter 3 Statistics of astronomical images
... pass through a certain area at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere. However, there are still several steps involved between these photons and the counts in a digital image. First, the photons may experience extinction by the Earth’s atmosphere. Once the photons enter the telescope aperture or entrance ...
... pass through a certain area at the top of the Earth’s atmosphere. However, there are still several steps involved between these photons and the counts in a digital image. First, the photons may experience extinction by the Earth’s atmosphere. Once the photons enter the telescope aperture or entrance ...
Level One
... revisited a part of sky that had been imaged in 1995. This star forming region in the Eagle Nebula was dubbed the “Pillars of Creation”. Here is the image that was released this year showing just how much Hubble’s abilities had improved after its 2009 serving mission. In addition, Hubble’s new camer ...
... revisited a part of sky that had been imaged in 1995. This star forming region in the Eagle Nebula was dubbed the “Pillars of Creation”. Here is the image that was released this year showing just how much Hubble’s abilities had improved after its 2009 serving mission. In addition, Hubble’s new camer ...
Astronomical Units and Light Years #2
... Light Years: Read and highlight the background information and answer the questions in complete sentences. Background Information: While the sun is often referred to as the most important star within our solar system, it is certainly not the only one. There are too many stars for us to even begin t ...
... Light Years: Read and highlight the background information and answer the questions in complete sentences. Background Information: While the sun is often referred to as the most important star within our solar system, it is certainly not the only one. There are too many stars for us to even begin t ...
Remote Observing at the Dark Ridge Observatory: And Beyond…
... stars. however, I believe the brightest one is the secondary because it Jo, is comparable to other tenth magnitude stars on Aladin. email Here is one such example Thomas C. Smith I managed to get the computer for the 14” fixed and imaged all four of the M Dark Ridge Observatory stars tonight. I’ll ...
... stars. however, I believe the brightest one is the secondary because it Jo, is comparable to other tenth magnitude stars on Aladin. email Here is one such example Thomas C. Smith I managed to get the computer for the 14” fixed and imaged all four of the M Dark Ridge Observatory stars tonight. I’ll ...
Revolutionary Times: Copernicus and Tycho Brahe
... 2. Use a clock. If Star A passes through the meridian before Star B, then Star A is to the West of Star B (by a measurable amount, given by the difference in time). (The third coordinate, the star’s distance from us, is unknown!) ...
... 2. Use a clock. If Star A passes through the meridian before Star B, then Star A is to the West of Star B (by a measurable amount, given by the difference in time). (The third coordinate, the star’s distance from us, is unknown!) ...
chapter 28 pages 747-752
... • Astronomers have discovered that the rate of expansion is speeding up • The only explanation offered so far is that a previously unknown force is acting to push the galaxies apart • This unknown force is dominating over gravity ...
... • Astronomers have discovered that the rate of expansion is speeding up • The only explanation offered so far is that a previously unknown force is acting to push the galaxies apart • This unknown force is dominating over gravity ...
a. Recognize the physical attributes of stars in the night sky such as
... of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment sh ...
... of how this standard might be assessed. Please use these as an example when you are developing your own formative assessments. Remember formative assessment is to be given throughout the teaching of a standard to help you guide your instruction based on students needs. A good formative assessment sh ...
Astrophotography
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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.