Lecture 4: Telescopes Web site Stuff from last time Naked eye and magnitudes
... also be posted. Once we begin observing, check the web page for announcements regarding location and to see if we have canceled due to weather. ...
... also be posted. Once we begin observing, check the web page for announcements regarding location and to see if we have canceled due to weather. ...
Space Exploration Jeopardy - Unit 5
... What 2 areas does the US government spend the most on? How much of the budget was spent on NASA? C 200 ...
... What 2 areas does the US government spend the most on? How much of the budget was spent on NASA? C 200 ...
Lecture 6 - Physics and Astronomy
... Lenses bend different colors of light through different angles, just as a prism does ...
... Lenses bend different colors of light through different angles, just as a prism does ...
Galaxies and the Universe - Grandview Independent School
... followed by a tail(s) of gas and dust • the tail always points away from the sun and can be millions of kilometers long (but the amount of matter it contains can be very small) ...
... followed by a tail(s) of gas and dust • the tail always points away from the sun and can be millions of kilometers long (but the amount of matter it contains can be very small) ...
Study Guide_galaxies, Tools, and Stars Test
... 6. Name and describe the 3 types of galaxies. 7. Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way galaxy? 8. What is a light year? 9. What contains all the matter and energy that exists? 10. Name two types of optical telescopes. 11. What do radio telescopes receive and where do they come from? 12. ...
... 6. Name and describe the 3 types of galaxies. 7. Where is our solar system located in the Milky Way galaxy? 8. What is a light year? 9. What contains all the matter and energy that exists? 10. Name two types of optical telescopes. 11. What do radio telescopes receive and where do they come from? 12. ...
James Webb Space Telescope – A Bigger and Better
... emitted by the stars contained in more remote (i.e. younger) galaxies, astronomers have no choice but to chase this light deep into the infrared. This explains why JWST needs to both have a larger collecting mirror and be optimised for longer wavelengths compared to HST. Redshift is also important b ...
... emitted by the stars contained in more remote (i.e. younger) galaxies, astronomers have no choice but to chase this light deep into the infrared. This explains why JWST needs to both have a larger collecting mirror and be optimised for longer wavelengths compared to HST. Redshift is also important b ...
HW4 due - Yale Astronomy
... to be 0.005 arcsecond? Express your answer in both light years and parsecs. ...
... to be 0.005 arcsecond? Express your answer in both light years and parsecs. ...
Lucio Piccirillo, Introduction: Previous BPol instrumental design
... Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (University of Manchester) ...
... Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics (University of Manchester) ...
NASA Missions
... Launched in 1990. Has a huge optical telescope, a wide field camera, an infrared spectrometer and a spectrograph ...
... Launched in 1990. Has a huge optical telescope, a wide field camera, an infrared spectrometer and a spectrograph ...
Mission update • Space Shorts.
... flares at close quarters as they erupt from the Sun’s surface and rise into interstellar space. All three instruments are working well: the Solar Optical Telescope, the X-Ray Telescope, and the EUV Imaging Spectrometer. Researchers at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory have ...
... flares at close quarters as they erupt from the Sun’s surface and rise into interstellar space. All three instruments are working well: the Solar Optical Telescope, the X-Ray Telescope, and the EUV Imaging Spectrometer. Researchers at University College London’s Mullard Space Science Laboratory have ...
ASTR2050 Spring 2005 •
... Fundamental principles of “light” gathering and angular resolution are the same! But, there are ...
... Fundamental principles of “light” gathering and angular resolution are the same! But, there are ...
Light and Other Forms of Radiation
... (i.e., D = 2.4 m) on Kitt Peak, AZ. Can this telescope (in principle) resolve two stars which are 1 arc second apart? ...
... (i.e., D = 2.4 m) on Kitt Peak, AZ. Can this telescope (in principle) resolve two stars which are 1 arc second apart? ...
A ) Comprehension ( 8pts)
... During the past three decades a limitless of space explorers have escaped the confines of planet Earth and have set out to discover our planetary neighbors thanks to satellites and telescopes. Hubble Space Telescope is the main of them .It was first scheduled for launch in 1986. But due the tragic l ...
... During the past three decades a limitless of space explorers have escaped the confines of planet Earth and have set out to discover our planetary neighbors thanks to satellites and telescopes. Hubble Space Telescope is the main of them .It was first scheduled for launch in 1986. But due the tragic l ...
Chapter 21: Stars, Galaxies, Universe Section 1: telescopes
... • Many are located on mountains or in space. • Earth’s atmosphere makes stuff in space look blurry, so putting an optical telescope on a mountaintop eliminates some light from the cities and the sky is clearer. • Radio telescopes do not need to be put on mountaintops. ...
... • Many are located on mountains or in space. • Earth’s atmosphere makes stuff in space look blurry, so putting an optical telescope on a mountaintop eliminates some light from the cities and the sky is clearer. • Radio telescopes do not need to be put on mountaintops. ...
Science 9: Unit 4 Review
... galaxies was shifted toward the red part of the spectrum. What explanation did he give for this? ...
... galaxies was shifted toward the red part of the spectrum. What explanation did he give for this? ...
Astronomy 120
... with the same size objective and ask you to list the devices in order of increasing resolving power. What is the correct order? 3. Zeilik Study Exercise 6.4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of radio telescopes? How do they differ from optical ones? How are they similar? 4. Zeilik Study Exer ...
... with the same size objective and ask you to list the devices in order of increasing resolving power. What is the correct order? 3. Zeilik Study Exercise 6.4 What are the advantages and disadvantages of radio telescopes? How do they differ from optical ones? How are they similar? 4. Zeilik Study Exer ...
ATLAST 9.2: A Deployable Large Aperture UVOIR Space
... version of the Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) that could be launched on an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). The observatory retains significant heritage from JWST, thereby taking advantage of technologies and engineering already developed for that mission. At th ...
... version of the Advanced Technology Large Aperture Space Telescope (ATLAST) that could be launched on an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV). The observatory retains significant heritage from JWST, thereby taking advantage of technologies and engineering already developed for that mission. At th ...
Astronomy 3
... Other Types of Telescopes Spectroscope – uses a prism to separate visible light and determine the chemical composition of a star E.W. Maunder (at the eyepiece) and W. Bowyer observing with the half-prism spectroscope, c. 1894 ...
... Other Types of Telescopes Spectroscope – uses a prism to separate visible light and determine the chemical composition of a star E.W. Maunder (at the eyepiece) and W. Bowyer observing with the half-prism spectroscope, c. 1894 ...
Section 24.2 Astronomical Tools
... A radio telescope is a telescope designed to make observations in radio wavelengths. A radio telescope focuses the incoming radio waves on an antenna, which, just like a radio antenna, absorbs and transmits these waves to an amplifier. ...
... A radio telescope is a telescope designed to make observations in radio wavelengths. A radio telescope focuses the incoming radio waves on an antenna, which, just like a radio antenna, absorbs and transmits these waves to an amplifier. ...
Tools of Modern Astronomy:
... 7. What does a spectrograph do? What two types of data can astronomers get from spectrographs? What do chemical elements in the atmosphere of a star do to radiation streaming from star? How do astromomers identify different elements on a spectrum of starlight? 8. What is the chemical composition of ...
... 7. What does a spectrograph do? What two types of data can astronomers get from spectrographs? What do chemical elements in the atmosphere of a star do to radiation streaming from star? How do astromomers identify different elements on a spectrum of starlight? 8. What is the chemical composition of ...
Telescopes - ScienceRocks8
... Devices used to detect radio waves from objects in space Most have curved reflecting surfaces that focus radio waves the way the mirror does in reflecting telescopes Concentrate the faint radio signals onto small antennas like those on radios Ex. The Very large Array, Arecibo ...
... Devices used to detect radio waves from objects in space Most have curved reflecting surfaces that focus radio waves the way the mirror does in reflecting telescopes Concentrate the faint radio signals onto small antennas like those on radios Ex. The Very large Array, Arecibo ...
detectors in missions for Aull
... • It is possible to detect gamma rays by the presence of their byproducts produced in Earth’s atmosphere. • Ground-based gamma ray telescopes actually detect Cherenkov radiation emitted by high energy particles produced through the interaction of the gamma rays and atmospheric particles. ...
... • It is possible to detect gamma rays by the presence of their byproducts produced in Earth’s atmosphere. • Ground-based gamma ray telescopes actually detect Cherenkov radiation emitted by high energy particles produced through the interaction of the gamma rays and atmospheric particles. ...
James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), previously known as Next Generation Space Telescope (NGST), is a space observatory under construction and scheduled to launch in October 2018. The JWST will offer unprecedented resolution and sensitivity from long-wavelength visible to the mid-infrared, and is a successor instrument to the Hubble Space Telescope and the Spitzer Space Telescope. The telescope features a segmented 6.5-meter (21 ft) diameter primary mirror and will be located near the Earth–Sun L2 point. A large sunshield will keep its mirror and four science instruments below 50 K (−220 °C; −370 °F).JWST's capabilities will enable a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology. One particular goal involves observing some of the most distant objects in the Universe, beyond the reach of current ground and space based instruments. This includes the very first stars, the epoch of reionization, and the formation of the first galaxies. Another goal is understanding the formation of stars and planets. This will include imaging molecular clouds and star-forming clusters, studying the debris disks around stars, direct imaging of planets, and spectroscopic examination of planetary transits.In gestation since 1996, the project represents an international collaboration of about 17 countries led by NASA, and with significant contributions from the European Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency. It is named after James E. Webb, the second administrator of NASA, who played an integral role in the Apollo program.The JWST has a history of major cost overruns and delays. The first realistic budget estimates were that the observatory would cost $1.6 billion and launch in 2011. NASA has now scheduled the telescope for a 2018 launch. In 2011, the United States House of Representatives voted to terminate funding, after about $3 billion had been spent and 75 percent of its hardware was in production. Funding was restored in compromise legislation with the US Senate, and spending on the program was capped at $8 billion. As of December 2014, the telescope remained on schedule and within budget, but at risk of further delays.