Eye on the Sky - Sci-Port
... Universe: the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm. Galaxy: a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. Black Hole: a massive object with zero volume and infinite mass, ...
... Universe: the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm. Galaxy: a large system of stars held together by mutual gravitation and isolated from similar systems by vast regions of space. Black Hole: a massive object with zero volume and infinite mass, ...
October 2011
... nebulae, NGC 6543 (The Cat’s Eye Nebula), NGC 6826 (the Blinking Nebula), and NGC 7009 (the Saturn Nebula). The Cat’s Eye and the Saturn Nebulae were both impressive, but the Cat’s Eye was not as good as I have seen it in the past from Mount Wilson. The Blinking Nebula does not blink in the 60inch s ...
... nebulae, NGC 6543 (The Cat’s Eye Nebula), NGC 6826 (the Blinking Nebula), and NGC 7009 (the Saturn Nebula). The Cat’s Eye and the Saturn Nebulae were both impressive, but the Cat’s Eye was not as good as I have seen it in the past from Mount Wilson. The Blinking Nebula does not blink in the 60inch s ...
ncam-program-2016 - Cline Observatory
... worlds, which have accreted an envelope of primordial H/He gas. I will explain the essential role of the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scheduled for launch in 2017. David Charbonneau is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University. His research focuses on the discovery and cha ...
... worlds, which have accreted an envelope of primordial H/He gas. I will explain the essential role of the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), scheduled for launch in 2017. David Charbonneau is a Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University. His research focuses on the discovery and cha ...
Introduction to Basic Stargazing Part II - Naples Free-Net
... a shadow sometimes. It’s impossible to miss. Mars is quite red; Jupiter’s moons are clearly visible with binoculars. Saturn is not as bright as the others, but still is brighter than all but a few stars. Its rings are only visible with a telescope however. Uranus is a challenge even under the best o ...
... a shadow sometimes. It’s impossible to miss. Mars is quite red; Jupiter’s moons are clearly visible with binoculars. Saturn is not as bright as the others, but still is brighter than all but a few stars. Its rings are only visible with a telescope however. Uranus is a challenge even under the best o ...
2016-0620-Mountain-Skies
... the sun.) As soon as the sky darkens, we’ll find Jupiter just a bit west of due south and high up in the sky since he is hanging around the hind feet of Leo the lion. Down and to the east we’ll note Mars at close to its brightest. The red planet was closest to the earth on May 30 so it is still quit ...
... the sun.) As soon as the sky darkens, we’ll find Jupiter just a bit west of due south and high up in the sky since he is hanging around the hind feet of Leo the lion. Down and to the east we’ll note Mars at close to its brightest. The red planet was closest to the earth on May 30 so it is still quit ...
What do “yellowballs” have to do with the birth of new stars?
... types of observations will yield the most information about the objects they are trying to understand. The infrared colors in the Spitzer Space Telescope images were chosen to examine features like bubbles, but we did not know how well these colors would highlight the younger yellowball stage! Isaac ...
... types of observations will yield the most information about the objects they are trying to understand. The infrared colors in the Spitzer Space Telescope images were chosen to examine features like bubbles, but we did not know how well these colors would highlight the younger yellowball stage! Isaac ...
Benchmark lesson
... sky. They used the predictable movements to track time. Over the years, people began to make tools to help them study the planets and stars. As technology got better, the tools people used to study astronomy got better too. One of the most important tools invented to study the sky was the telescope. ...
... sky. They used the predictable movements to track time. Over the years, people began to make tools to help them study the planets and stars. As technology got better, the tools people used to study astronomy got better too. One of the most important tools invented to study the sky was the telescope. ...
Mountain Skies - Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute
... Native American traditions. A pair of binoculars or a telescope reveals this to be the beautiful “Great Nebula of Orion,” an immense cloud of gas in which stars are currently forming. To the astronomer this nebula is known as Messier 42 or M42 ...
... Native American traditions. A pair of binoculars or a telescope reveals this to be the beautiful “Great Nebula of Orion,” an immense cloud of gas in which stars are currently forming. To the astronomer this nebula is known as Messier 42 or M42 ...
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.