
Astronomical Imaging with the One Hectare Telescope
... i) phase array = find delay0 which maximizes central pixel on strong point source - this suggests a minimum correlator with at least 500 baselines, or alternatively, a software correlation, which might phase up the antennas whose phases have been determined in order to determine the unknown antenna ...
... i) phase array = find delay0 which maximizes central pixel on strong point source - this suggests a minimum correlator with at least 500 baselines, or alternatively, a software correlation, which might phase up the antennas whose phases have been determined in order to determine the unknown antenna ...
Tools of Astronomy
... separates light of stars into bands of color. scientists can guess the gases/elements of the star. ...
... separates light of stars into bands of color. scientists can guess the gases/elements of the star. ...
Telescopes & Light: Part 3 All About Telescopes
... etc.) as the light passes through the atmosphere. • Astronomers use the term seeing to describe this blurring effect. The smaller the seeing, the crisper your image. • Good seeing means the atmosphere is fairly stable. (Unfortunately, the best seeing often comes along with clouds!) ...
... etc.) as the light passes through the atmosphere. • Astronomers use the term seeing to describe this blurring effect. The smaller the seeing, the crisper your image. • Good seeing means the atmosphere is fairly stable. (Unfortunately, the best seeing often comes along with clouds!) ...
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... 11. What can star spectra tell about a star? __________________________________________________________________________ 12. Scientists can look at light of galaxies that tell them how fast they are moving __________________________________________________________________________ 13. Almost all galax ...
... 11. What can star spectra tell about a star? __________________________________________________________________________ 12. Scientists can look at light of galaxies that tell them how fast they are moving __________________________________________________________________________ 13. Almost all galax ...
More Radio Astronomy
... MeerKAT: 0.5-14 GHz, 64 13.5-m dishes, complete 2016-18, South African project JVLA: upgrade of the VLA with new electronics and receivers greatly enhancing the performance ...
... MeerKAT: 0.5-14 GHz, 64 13.5-m dishes, complete 2016-18, South African project JVLA: upgrade of the VLA with new electronics and receivers greatly enhancing the performance ...
PHY2083 ASTRONOMY
... Provides a window into processes not accessible at other wavelengths Radio waves interact differently with matter c.f. visible light => detector + telescope design different ...
... Provides a window into processes not accessible at other wavelengths Radio waves interact differently with matter c.f. visible light => detector + telescope design different ...
Biographical Sketch
... Professor Buell T. Jannuzi has served as the seventh Director of Steward Observatory and Head of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona since 2012. Jannuzi was previously the Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory and Associate Director of the National Optical Astronomy Observa ...
... Professor Buell T. Jannuzi has served as the seventh Director of Steward Observatory and Head of the Department of Astronomy at the University of Arizona since 2012. Jannuzi was previously the Director of Kitt Peak National Observatory and Associate Director of the National Optical Astronomy Observa ...
AST 443: Submm & Radio Astronomy November 18, 2003
... • Observations of faint mm sources are done in a similar manner as NIR sources. I.e., the noise contributions from the sky and the instrumentation are large. • Beam switching: Nutating the subreflector (see last viewgraph) is a very efficient way to observe faint sources. The sub-reflector switches ...
... • Observations of faint mm sources are done in a similar manner as NIR sources. I.e., the noise contributions from the sky and the instrumentation are large. • Beam switching: Nutating the subreflector (see last viewgraph) is a very efficient way to observe faint sources. The sub-reflector switches ...
IBTcom - GBT - National Radio Astronomy Observatory
... National Radio Astronomy Observatory www.nrao.edu ...
... National Radio Astronomy Observatory www.nrao.edu ...
Radio Telescope Basics
... • These are very Low-noise input amplifiers. • HFET Receivers are reliable and stable. They have an entire octave of bandwidth without unnecessary noise. What’s more, they’re cooled to keep the signal to noise ratio high. ...
... • These are very Low-noise input amplifiers. • HFET Receivers are reliable and stable. They have an entire octave of bandwidth without unnecessary noise. What’s more, they’re cooled to keep the signal to noise ratio high. ...
Various Types of Astronomy
... to minimize the pollution problem Hubble Space Telescope is in orbit around the Earth, above the pollution, and eliminating the day/night issue ...
... to minimize the pollution problem Hubble Space Telescope is in orbit around the Earth, above the pollution, and eliminating the day/night issue ...
Radio Imaging
... days/yr • Rapid response to transient events (eg GRBs, SNe) • Link to UK e-MERLIN network and global VLBI network ...
... days/yr • Rapid response to transient events (eg GRBs, SNe) • Link to UK e-MERLIN network and global VLBI network ...
Learn more
... PALFA and the astronomical community, for transient phenomena according to whatever templates they chose. The raw dataset is currently 240TB, accumulated from 210,000 on-sky "beams"; a reduction by a factor of 2 in frequency resolution and 4 in time resolution is sufficient for discovering or confir ...
... PALFA and the astronomical community, for transient phenomena according to whatever templates they chose. The raw dataset is currently 240TB, accumulated from 210,000 on-sky "beams"; a reduction by a factor of 2 in frequency resolution and 4 in time resolution is sufficient for discovering or confir ...
vdHorst_liverpool2012
... LOFAR: afterglows & prompt emission • (Very) late-time afterglows: • Automatic monitoring on various timescales • Complementing the radio afterglow sample • Automated response: • Triggers by high-energy satellites or LOFAR • New beam formed pointing to GRB location ...
... LOFAR: afterglows & prompt emission • (Very) late-time afterglows: • Automatic monitoring on various timescales • Complementing the radio afterglow sample • Automated response: • Triggers by high-energy satellites or LOFAR • New beam formed pointing to GRB location ...
Everything YOU wanted to know about Teaching High School
... One larger telescope for special star parties Estimated cost for 8-inch “go-to” scope = $1500 Estimated cost for 8-inch Dobsonian = $300-400 Estimated cost for 4-inch Astroscan = $200 ...
... One larger telescope for special star parties Estimated cost for 8-inch “go-to” scope = $1500 Estimated cost for 8-inch Dobsonian = $300-400 Estimated cost for 4-inch Astroscan = $200 ...
NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space
... 4. What’s the name of the NASA mission investigating why Saturn has rings and what they are made of? ...
... 4. What’s the name of the NASA mission investigating why Saturn has rings and what they are made of? ...
megascope - Marcia Bartusiak
... equivalent of a giant seven-meter telescope in terms of the amount of light that is collected ." In a decade or so it might even be possible to connect the telescopes with either fiberoptics or a series of mirrors and to operate the entire array as a giant interferometer. By comparing the light wave ...
... equivalent of a giant seven-meter telescope in terms of the amount of light that is collected ." In a decade or so it might even be possible to connect the telescopes with either fiberoptics or a series of mirrors and to operate the entire array as a giant interferometer. By comparing the light wave ...
Lucio Piccirillo, Introduction: Previous BPol instrumental design
... Instrument Group: L. Piccirillo (UK) Science Group: M. Bucher (Fr) Foreground Group: C. Burigana (Italy) ...
... Instrument Group: L. Piccirillo (UK) Science Group: M. Bucher (Fr) Foreground Group: C. Burigana (Italy) ...
Search for Extraterrestrial Life PHY 100
... Has very similar chemical properties to Carbon but has a lot of drawbacks. Silicon is far more abundant than Carbon (925:1). May be plausible in different temperatures and pressures than earth. ...
... Has very similar chemical properties to Carbon but has a lot of drawbacks. Silicon is far more abundant than Carbon (925:1). May be plausible in different temperatures and pressures than earth. ...
Telescope Sources - Astronomy Outreach at UT Austin
... that were carried on board a Space Shuttle. This time, the same three UV telescopes were mounted on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. They made several hundred observations over a 16day period (March 2nd-18th, 1995), which set the record for the longest shuttle mission at the time. GALEX: The Galaxy Evol ...
... that were carried on board a Space Shuttle. This time, the same three UV telescopes were mounted on the Space Shuttle Endeavour. They made several hundred observations over a 16day period (March 2nd-18th, 1995), which set the record for the longest shuttle mission at the time. GALEX: The Galaxy Evol ...
problems
... Complete and understand the Review and Discussion questions and the Problems to prepare for the quizzes. Review and Discussion: Q1. List three advantages of reflecting telescopes over refracting telescopes. Q3. How does Earth’s atmosphere affect what is seen through an optical telescope? Q9. What is ...
... Complete and understand the Review and Discussion questions and the Problems to prepare for the quizzes. Review and Discussion: Q1. List three advantages of reflecting telescopes over refracting telescopes. Q3. How does Earth’s atmosphere affect what is seen through an optical telescope? Q9. What is ...
Allen Telescope Array

The Allen Telescope Array (ATA), formerly known as the One Hectare Telescope (1hT) is a radio telescope array dedicated to astronomical observations and a simultaneous Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). The array is situated at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory, 290 miles (470 km) northeast of San Francisco, California.Originally developed as a joint effort between the SETI Institute and the Radio Astronomy Laboratory (RAL) at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkley) with funds obtained from an initial US$11.5 million donation by the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the project completed the first phase of construction and become operational on 11 October 2007 with 42 antennas (ATA-42), after Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) pledged an additional $13.5 million to support the construction of the first and second phases.Though overall Allen has contributed more than $30 million to the project, the project has not succeeded in building the 350 six metre (19.7 feet) dishes originally conceived, and suffered an operational hiatus due to funding shortfalls between April and August 2011. Subsequently, UC Berkeley exited the project, completing divestment in April 2012. The facility is now managed by SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute), an independent, nonprofit research institute.In August 2014 the installation was threatened by a forest fire in the area and was briefly forced to shut down, but ultimately emerged largely unscathed.