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... school children and other users per year. Materials required for teachers and students to use the telescope will be developed, in association with the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Liverpool John Moores University and the National Space Science Centre. Taken from the observatory website ...
... school children and other users per year. Materials required for teachers and students to use the telescope will be developed, in association with the Royal Observatory Greenwich, Liverpool John Moores University and the National Space Science Centre. Taken from the observatory website ...
AAO Techniques Workshop (April 2001) 12 Mbytes
... cameras. After an initial systems check the Shuttle returned to Earth. The first images would be taken later. Discovery enroute to orbit. ...
... cameras. After an initial systems check the Shuttle returned to Earth. The first images would be taken later. Discovery enroute to orbit. ...
Infrared Telescopes
... and continues to function in a more limited capacity. It operates from near- to far-IR wavelengths and is the last of NASA's "great observatories”. Like Hubble, Spitzer observes specific targets rather than the entire sky. ...
... and continues to function in a more limited capacity. It operates from near- to far-IR wavelengths and is the last of NASA's "great observatories”. Like Hubble, Spitzer observes specific targets rather than the entire sky. ...
Telescopes - ScienceRocks8
... Isaac Newton built the first in 1668 Uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light The larger the mirror, the more light that can be collected Largest optical telescopes today are reflecting ...
... Isaac Newton built the first in 1668 Uses a curved mirror to collect and focus light The larger the mirror, the more light that can be collected Largest optical telescopes today are reflecting ...
10.4 Observing the Universe
... For a long time, people have looked up in the sky and seen patterns that they named after characters in stories, animals, and other common things. Many of the names given to these groups of stars by ancient cultures remain today and are called constellations. Astronomers use constellations to locate ...
... For a long time, people have looked up in the sky and seen patterns that they named after characters in stories, animals, and other common things. Many of the names given to these groups of stars by ancient cultures remain today and are called constellations. Astronomers use constellations to locate ...
Lecture 4: Telescopes Web site Stuff from last time Naked eye and magnitudes
... Thomas Harriot actually observed the moon with a telescope prior to Galileo (April 1609), but his work was not published until much later. (Remember this general rule: Publish or Perish!) ...
... Thomas Harriot actually observed the moon with a telescope prior to Galileo (April 1609), but his work was not published until much later. (Remember this general rule: Publish or Perish!) ...
Presentation UE6
... So far it has detected 15 planets First 5 in the habitable zone last 1/2/11 1200+ candidates ...
... So far it has detected 15 planets First 5 in the habitable zone last 1/2/11 1200+ candidates ...
Developments in astronomy
... Set up a washing line in the lab/classroom. Depending on the group, you could add markers to show each five hundred years, AD and BC. Hand out one card to each student. Get them to look carefully at their cards and to think about what it is referring to, e.g. what era, ideas, event it is representin ...
... Set up a washing line in the lab/classroom. Depending on the group, you could add markers to show each five hundred years, AD and BC. Hand out one card to each student. Get them to look carefully at their cards and to think about what it is referring to, e.g. what era, ideas, event it is representin ...
18.2 Telescopes
... • Used by most professional astronomers b/c: – Mirrors can be very large (gather more light) – Mirrors are polished (flaws don’t affect light) – All colors of light focus to same point (all colors seen in focus at same time) ...
... • Used by most professional astronomers b/c: – Mirrors can be very large (gather more light) – Mirrors are polished (flaws don’t affect light) – All colors of light focus to same point (all colors seen in focus at same time) ...
James Webb Space Telescope
... The Ball Aerospace approach is also based on enhancing technologies that have the potential to improve scientific capabilities, to reduce the development difficulty, to reduce life-cycle costs, and improve the prospects for long-term performance and productivity. Once JWST reaches its destination — ...
... The Ball Aerospace approach is also based on enhancing technologies that have the potential to improve scientific capabilities, to reduce the development difficulty, to reduce life-cycle costs, and improve the prospects for long-term performance and productivity. Once JWST reaches its destination — ...
TELESCOPE
... focal length of 1500 mm, what would the magnification be? 10. The ability of a telescope to collect light depends on the area of the objective lens or mirror. A telescope with a 10 inch diameter mirror will gather how may times the light of a human eye (¼ inch diameter). Divide out. Do not leave as ...
... focal length of 1500 mm, what would the magnification be? 10. The ability of a telescope to collect light depends on the area of the objective lens or mirror. A telescope with a 10 inch diameter mirror will gather how may times the light of a human eye (¼ inch diameter). Divide out. Do not leave as ...
Part5Unit2TheoryofSolarSystem
... Sequence of Events: Incoming light from an object gets received by the HST (2) and converted to digital data. The data is then sent to the TDRSS in orbit (3), which then transmits it to the Ground Receiving Station at White Sands, N.M. (4). The White Sands Facility transmits the data to NASA's Godd ...
... Sequence of Events: Incoming light from an object gets received by the HST (2) and converted to digital data. The data is then sent to the TDRSS in orbit (3), which then transmits it to the Ground Receiving Station at White Sands, N.M. (4). The White Sands Facility transmits the data to NASA's Godd ...
Guide to Deep Space Poster PDF
... testing that should have disclosed this error had been cancelled as a money-saving measure. Happily astronauts were able to install a new component to correct this problem in 1993. Since then the HST has provided unparalleled views of deep space objects. Many of these are stunningly beautiful and ha ...
... testing that should have disclosed this error had been cancelled as a money-saving measure. Happily astronauts were able to install a new component to correct this problem in 1993. Since then the HST has provided unparalleled views of deep space objects. Many of these are stunningly beautiful and ha ...
The First Revolution Newton`s Telescope
... out: the result can be seen immediately, and the sensitivity of the camera is much greater. In fact modern CCDs are as much as 50 times more sensitive to light than film, which is of huge importance when trying to capture photons from faint deep-sky sources such as nebulae and galaxies. For amateurs ...
... out: the result can be seen immediately, and the sensitivity of the camera is much greater. In fact modern CCDs are as much as 50 times more sensitive to light than film, which is of huge importance when trying to capture photons from faint deep-sky sources such as nebulae and galaxies. For amateurs ...
Astronomer Webquest - East Penn School District
... 10. What types of eclipses did Ptolemy predict? 11. What college did Robert Goddard attend? 12. Where did Robert Goddard set up the first launch site? 13. At what university did Einstein teach in America? 14. What did Einstein help to create in the 1920’s? 15. What level of education did Charles Mes ...
... 10. What types of eclipses did Ptolemy predict? 11. What college did Robert Goddard attend? 12. Where did Robert Goddard set up the first launch site? 13. At what university did Einstein teach in America? 14. What did Einstein help to create in the 1920’s? 15. What level of education did Charles Mes ...
Lecture 3, Optical and UV Astronomy
... Hubble is unique among space telescopes in that it can be serviced. The expense of servicing means that no NASA satellite since has adopted this model, but servicing has given Hubble a very long lifetime and increased capabilities. Hubble is on its third generation of instruments and has been servic ...
... Hubble is unique among space telescopes in that it can be serviced. The expense of servicing means that no NASA satellite since has adopted this model, but servicing has given Hubble a very long lifetime and increased capabilities. Hubble is on its third generation of instruments and has been servic ...
Introduction to Astronomy
... Announcements • Turn in Homework 5, pick up Homework 6. • Another test this week! Same days (W,Th), same format as before. • First project due October 13. ...
... Announcements • Turn in Homework 5, pick up Homework 6. • Another test this week! Same days (W,Th), same format as before. • First project due October 13. ...
Slide 1
... Interferometry can also be done with visible light but is much more difficult due to shorter wavelengths ...
... Interferometry can also be done with visible light but is much more difficult due to shorter wavelengths ...
Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments
... • The sky is much darker in space, so it can see much fainter objects than from the ground (even galaxies at the edge of the Universe). ...
... • The sky is much darker in space, so it can see much fainter objects than from the ground (even galaxies at the edge of the Universe). ...
Cepheid Variables and the Faulkes Telescope
... community (a process greatly assisted by the advent of email) who then turn their large telescopes all around the world towards the event. ...
... community (a process greatly assisted by the advent of email) who then turn their large telescopes all around the world towards the event. ...
Light and Telescopes - Otterbein University
... mirrors; equivalent to 10 m – Above most of atmosphere (almost 14,000 ft ASL) – Operating since 1993 ...
... mirrors; equivalent to 10 m – Above most of atmosphere (almost 14,000 ft ASL) – Operating since 1993 ...
Telescopes and Astronomical Observations
... What can we observe? Telescopes Optical, IR, Radio, High Energy ++ Limitations Angular resolution Spectroscopy Data Handling ...
... What can we observe? Telescopes Optical, IR, Radio, High Energy ++ Limitations Angular resolution Spectroscopy Data Handling ...
Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990, and remains in operation. With a 2.4-meter (7.9 ft) mirror, Hubble's four main instruments observe in the near ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared spectra. The telescope is named after the astronomer Edwin Hubble.Hubble's orbit outside the distortion of Earth's atmosphere allows it to take extremely high-resolution images with negligible background light. Hubble has recorded some of the most detailed visible-light images ever, allowing a deep view into space and time. Many Hubble observations have led to breakthroughs in astrophysics, such as accurately determining the rate of expansion of the universe.Although not the first space telescope, Hubble is one of the largest and most versatile, and is well known as both a vital research tool and a public relations boon for astronomy. The HST was built by the United States space agency NASA, with contributions from the European Space Agency, and is operated by the Space Telescope Science Institute. The HST is one of NASA's Great Observatories, along with the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.Space telescopes were proposed as early as 1923. Hubble was funded in the 1970s, with a proposed launch in 1983, but the project was beset by technical delays, budget problems, and the Challenger disaster. When finally launched in 1990, Hubble's main mirror was found to have been ground incorrectly, compromising the telescope's capabilities. The optics were corrected to their intended quality by a servicing mission in 1993.Hubble is the only telescope designed to be serviced in space by astronauts. After launch by Space Shuttle Discovery in 1990, four subsequent Space Shuttle missions repaired, upgraded, and replaced systems on the telescope. A fifth mission was canceled on safety grounds following the Columbia disaster. However, after spirited public discussion, NASA administrator Mike Griffin approved one final servicing mission, completed in 2009. The telescope is still operating as of 2015, and may last until 2030–2040. Its scientific successor, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is scheduled for launch in 2018.