Optical Infrared Coordination Network for Astronomy FP7 2013
... Requests for multiple telescopes for the same scientific project must be included in a single proposal form. ...
... Requests for multiple telescopes for the same scientific project must be included in a single proposal form. ...
Lecture 18, Gravitational Waves, Future Missions and
... - IRIS: near-infrared IFU spectrometer with imaging capability - IRMS: near-infrared spectrometer with imaging capability The near-IR instruments will use the AO system, and the plan is to get diffraction limited resolution (~10 milliarcsecs). Science (some): first galaxies, epoch of reionization, s ...
... - IRIS: near-infrared IFU spectrometer with imaging capability - IRMS: near-infrared spectrometer with imaging capability The near-IR instruments will use the AO system, and the plan is to get diffraction limited resolution (~10 milliarcsecs). Science (some): first galaxies, epoch of reionization, s ...
o - Salem State University
... realize that you are back to a subject covered in astronomy class. What type of telescope are you looking through when you use binoculars? a. reflecting b. infra-red c. refracting d. Newtonian e. CCD 33. 'A graduate student is trying to follow the weather on Jupiter for her PhD thesis. To see indivi ...
... realize that you are back to a subject covered in astronomy class. What type of telescope are you looking through when you use binoculars? a. reflecting b. infra-red c. refracting d. Newtonian e. CCD 33. 'A graduate student is trying to follow the weather on Jupiter for her PhD thesis. To see indivi ...
What does X-ray light show us?
... like a round blob - lunar features are not visible. In high-energy gamma rays, the Moon is actually brighter than the quiet Sun. This image was taken by EGRET. ...
... like a round blob - lunar features are not visible. In high-energy gamma rays, the Moon is actually brighter than the quiet Sun. This image was taken by EGRET. ...
1 SMARTnet: First Experience of Setting Up a Telescope System to
... telescope with an aperture of 20cm will serve for fast survey while the larger one, a telescope with an aperture of 50cm, will be used for follow-up observations. The telescopes will be operated by GSOC from Oberpfaffenhofen by the internal monitoring and control system called SMARTnetMAC. The obser ...
... telescope with an aperture of 20cm will serve for fast survey while the larger one, a telescope with an aperture of 50cm, will be used for follow-up observations. The telescopes will be operated by GSOC from Oberpfaffenhofen by the internal monitoring and control system called SMARTnetMAC. The obser ...
Andromeda Check-List - Norman Lockyer Observatory
... A lovely object when viewed through moderate sized telescopes. The cluster consists of a number of bright rich stars in a wedge shaped formation. NGC188/ Collinder 6/Caldwell 1 – Open Cluster – II 2 r – Moderate Not visible to the naked eye but easily seen through binoculars it will appear as a fain ...
... A lovely object when viewed through moderate sized telescopes. The cluster consists of a number of bright rich stars in a wedge shaped formation. NGC188/ Collinder 6/Caldwell 1 – Open Cluster – II 2 r – Moderate Not visible to the naked eye but easily seen through binoculars it will appear as a fain ...
Galaxies - Wallkill Valley Regional High School
... - A flat, rotating disc of mainly young (blue) stars and interstellar matter - A central “bulge” of mainly older (red) stars - A spherical “halo” of stars, including many in globular clusters - A super-massive black hole at the center of the central bulge ...
... - A flat, rotating disc of mainly young (blue) stars and interstellar matter - A central “bulge” of mainly older (red) stars - A spherical “halo” of stars, including many in globular clusters - A super-massive black hole at the center of the central bulge ...
December
... Where does the energy for all this come from? From the combined tidal forces exerted by Jupiter and the outer Jovian moons. On Earth, the gravity from the Sun and Moon causes the ocean tides to raise-and-lower by one-to-two meters, on average, far too small to cause any heating. Io has no oceans, ye ...
... Where does the energy for all this come from? From the combined tidal forces exerted by Jupiter and the outer Jovian moons. On Earth, the gravity from the Sun and Moon causes the ocean tides to raise-and-lower by one-to-two meters, on average, far too small to cause any heating. Io has no oceans, ye ...
The All-Seeing, All-Magnifying Eye
... Suspected lenses are followed up by higher-resolution VLBI and MERLIN studies. JVAS and its associated analysis was completed in 1992, leading to the discovery of five new gravitational lenses. CLASS is a much larger survey, undertaken by groups at Jodrell Bank in England, Caltech, the University of ...
... Suspected lenses are followed up by higher-resolution VLBI and MERLIN studies. JVAS and its associated analysis was completed in 1992, leading to the discovery of five new gravitational lenses. CLASS is a much larger survey, undertaken by groups at Jodrell Bank in England, Caltech, the University of ...
May - Fort Worth Astronomical Society
... Mercury: Look for this elusive planet during the first 10 days of May, shining at almost 0 magnitude low in the western sky at sunset. It reaches its greatest height above the horizon on the evening of May 3. Venus: Other than the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. You can't miss it! Lo ...
... Mercury: Look for this elusive planet during the first 10 days of May, shining at almost 0 magnitude low in the western sky at sunset. It reaches its greatest height above the horizon on the evening of May 3. Venus: Other than the moon, Venus is the brightest object in the sky. You can't miss it! Lo ...
A-level Physics A Question paper Unit 5/W - Astrophysics
... ! The maximum mark for this paper is 40. This includes up to 2 marks for the Quality of Written Communication. ! The marks for questions are shown in brackets. ! A Data Sheet is provided on pages 3 and 4. You may wish to detach this perforated sheet at the start of the examination. ! You are expecte ...
... ! The maximum mark for this paper is 40. This includes up to 2 marks for the Quality of Written Communication. ! The marks for questions are shown in brackets. ! A Data Sheet is provided on pages 3 and 4. You may wish to detach this perforated sheet at the start of the examination. ! You are expecte ...
VISIT TO NORMAN LOCKYER OBSERVATORY IN SIDMOUTH
... 4th magnitude. Lying along one side of the "keystone" lies one of the wonders of the skies, the great globular cluster, M13. Just visible to the unaided eye on a dark clear night, it is easily seen through binoculars as a small ball of cotton wool about 1/3 the diameter of the full Moon. The brightn ...
... 4th magnitude. Lying along one side of the "keystone" lies one of the wonders of the skies, the great globular cluster, M13. Just visible to the unaided eye on a dark clear night, it is easily seen through binoculars as a small ball of cotton wool about 1/3 the diameter of the full Moon. The brightn ...
Stars, Galaxies & Universe
... spectrum is made of radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, xrays, and gamma rays. ...
... spectrum is made of radio waves, infrared radiation, visible light, ultraviolet radiation, xrays, and gamma rays. ...
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... what's called a magnetar, a rapidly spinning dense object with a strong magnetic field. The rotating magnetic field slows the magnetar down as it interacts with the sea of charged particles that fills ...
... what's called a magnetar, a rapidly spinning dense object with a strong magnetic field. The rotating magnetic field slows the magnetar down as it interacts with the sea of charged particles that fills ...
Homework #3 due 2/10
... contact lenses she uses to correct her vision? b) A nearsighted man’s eyes have far points of 5 m. What should be the focal length of the contact lenses he uses to correct his vision? 5) (2/8) The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, with a diameter of 2.0 x 108 m (about 1/3 that of ...
... contact lenses she uses to correct her vision? b) A nearsighted man’s eyes have far points of 5 m. What should be the focal length of the contact lenses he uses to correct his vision? 5) (2/8) The closest star to our solar system is Proxima Centauri, with a diameter of 2.0 x 108 m (about 1/3 that of ...
Orion-pr-2009 - Astrophysics Research Institute
... The key to the success of this project was the combination of data from all three facilities. Inspired by the richness of his images from UKIRT, Chris Davis contacted colleagues in Europe and on the U.S. Mainland. Tom Megeath, an astronomer from the University of Toledo, provided a catalogue of the ...
... The key to the success of this project was the combination of data from all three facilities. Inspired by the richness of his images from UKIRT, Chris Davis contacted colleagues in Europe and on the U.S. Mainland. Tom Megeath, an astronomer from the University of Toledo, provided a catalogue of the ...
the Full Chapter 6 -
... stellar families in the Universe. And galaxies. Astronomers have never seen so much detail. Majestic spirals, absorbing dust lanes, violent collisions. Extremely long exposures of blank regions of sky have revealed thousands of faint galaxies billions of light-years away by capturing photons that we ...
... stellar families in the Universe. And galaxies. Astronomers have never seen so much detail. Majestic spirals, absorbing dust lanes, violent collisions. Extremely long exposures of blank regions of sky have revealed thousands of faint galaxies billions of light-years away by capturing photons that we ...
The Constellation Microscopium, the Microscope Microscopium is a
... (almost 20 years after the microscope was invented) and are credited to Hans Lippershey. Among many others who claimed to have made the discovery were Zacharias Janssen, a spectacle-maker in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a conve ...
... (almost 20 years after the microscope was invented) and are credited to Hans Lippershey. Among many others who claimed to have made the discovery were Zacharias Janssen, a spectacle-maker in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a conve ...
Exoplanet, 51 Pegasi b, Solar System, VLT, La Silla. ESOcast
... richest planetary system yet. The system, located over 120 light-years away around the Sun-like star HD 10180, contains at least five exoplanets. There is also tantalising evidence that two more planets may be present in this system, one of which would have the lowest mass ever found. ...
... richest planetary system yet. The system, located over 120 light-years away around the Sun-like star HD 10180, contains at least five exoplanets. There is also tantalising evidence that two more planets may be present in this system, one of which would have the lowest mass ever found. ...
d Kepler Telescope Lies from NASA The Claims "NASA`s Kepler
... mile diameter would be over 700 million times smaller than we see it. And any earth-like exoplanet ”transiting" an alleged "sun" would have to be over 100 times smaller than 700 million times. It takes 1000 x One Billion to make One Trillion. It takes 12000 Trillion miles to make the claimed 2000 li ...
... mile diameter would be over 700 million times smaller than we see it. And any earth-like exoplanet ”transiting" an alleged "sun" would have to be over 100 times smaller than 700 million times. It takes 1000 x One Billion to make One Trillion. It takes 12000 Trillion miles to make the claimed 2000 li ...
File - Mr. Gray`s Class
... “backward” or eastward across the night sky. This is called Retrograde motion. Please not that if you look these words up, the directions will be backwards because Astronomers pretend like you are living on the planet looking out. For our purposes we define the word as how it looks in the night sk ...
... “backward” or eastward across the night sky. This is called Retrograde motion. Please not that if you look these words up, the directions will be backwards because Astronomers pretend like you are living on the planet looking out. For our purposes we define the word as how it looks in the night sk ...
Glossary - Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
... a reflecting telescope devised by Sir Isaac Newton (in 1668) that has a concave, paraboloidal primary mirror as its primary image-forming optical element and a smaller, plane, secondary mirror at 45˚ to deflect the light from the primary to a focus outside the tube near the top of the telescope ...
... a reflecting telescope devised by Sir Isaac Newton (in 1668) that has a concave, paraboloidal primary mirror as its primary image-forming optical element and a smaller, plane, secondary mirror at 45˚ to deflect the light from the primary to a focus outside the tube near the top of the telescope ...
Bad Astronomy - Eastbay Astronomical Society
... and for small telescopes worthy targets are nearly endless. Premiere among these objects is Albireo, Beta Cygni, at the bill of the swan, or the base of the Northern Cross. It’s probably the prettiest of all the double stars, for it is a magnificent blue and gold. Alpha Cygni, the brightest star in ...
... and for small telescopes worthy targets are nearly endless. Premiere among these objects is Albireo, Beta Cygni, at the bill of the swan, or the base of the Northern Cross. It’s probably the prettiest of all the double stars, for it is a magnificent blue and gold. Alpha Cygni, the brightest star in ...
astronomy timeline
... Friedrich Bessel, Wilhelm Struve, Thomas Henderson measure the distances of stars. Bessel, Struve, and Henderson, working independently, almost simultaneously measured the parallaxes, and hence the distances, of nearby stars. These were the first measurements, rather than estimates, of stellar dista ...
... Friedrich Bessel, Wilhelm Struve, Thomas Henderson measure the distances of stars. Bessel, Struve, and Henderson, working independently, almost simultaneously measured the parallaxes, and hence the distances, of nearby stars. These were the first measurements, rather than estimates, of stellar dista ...
telescopes - NPZ Optics
... Due to continuous product improvements, specifications are subject to change without notice. ...
... Due to continuous product improvements, specifications are subject to change without notice. ...
History of the telescope
The earliest known working telescopes appeared in 1608 and are credited to Hans Lippershey. Among many others who claimed to have made the discovery were Zacharias Janssen, a spectacle-maker in Middelburg, and Jacob Metius of Alkmaar. The design of these early refracting telescopes consisted of a convex objective lens and a concave eyepiece. Galileo used this design the following year. In 1611, Johannes Kepler described how a telescope could be made with a convex objective lens and a convex eyepiece lens and by 1655 astronomers such as Christiaan Huygens were building powerful but unwieldy Keplerian telescopes with compound eyepieces. Hans Lippershey is the earliest person documented to have applied for a patent for the device.Isaac Newton is credited with building the first ""practical"" reflector in 1668 with a design that incorporated a small flat diagonal mirror to reflect the light to an eyepiece mounted on the side of the telescope. Laurent Cassegrain in 1672 described the design of a reflector with a small convex secondary mirror to reflect light through a central hole in the main mirror.The achromatic lens, which greatly reduced color aberrations in objective lenses and allowed for shorter and more functional telescopes, first appeared in a 1733 telescope made by Chester Moore Hall, who did not publicize it. John Dollond learned of Hall's invention and began producing telescopes using it in commercial quantities, starting in 1758.Important developments in reflecting telescopes were John Hadley's production of larger paraboloidal mirrors in 1721; the process of silvering glass mirrors introduced by Léon Foucault in 1857; and the adoption of long lasting aluminized coatings on reflector mirrors in 1932. Almost all of the large optical research telescopes used today are reflectors.The era of radio telescopes (along with radio astronomy) was born with Karl Guthe Jansky's serendipitous discovery of an astronomical radio source in 1931. Many types of telescopes were developed in the 20th century for a wide range of wavelengths from radio to gamma-rays.