Hubble Telescope The Hubble Telescope is an orbiting telescope that provides clear images from space. It is a reflecting telescope and gathers light with a mirror 94 inches in diameter. It is named after an American Astronomer‚ Edwin Hubble who made important astronomic discoveries in the 1920’s. Pictures taken by the Hubble Telescope include: stars surrounded by disks‚ galaxies‚ colliding galaxies‚ and evidence that most galaxies have black holes in their centre. The Hubble Telescope is in orbit
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Although any telescope (or steadily-held binoculars) will allow the phases of Venus to be seen‚ the planet is a notoriously difficult one to observe‚ for three main reasons. Firstly‚ whenever the planet is visible (shortly before sunrise or after sunset) it is positioned at a low altitude (angle above the horizon) where it is immersed in haze and atmospheric turbulence‚ which adversely affects the quality of the image seen in the telescope. Consequently most telescopic observers prefer to view the
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Purpose / Aims (learning outcomes) | LO1 Understand the components of computer systemsP1 Explain the function of computer hardware componentsP2 Explain the purpose of operating systemsM1 Compare the features and functions of different operating systems | Introduction (Scenario) | You have been approached by a small business ‘ABEC Media’ (selling music & film memorabilia) who are in the process of transferring from a paper-based system to a computerised one. The owners
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Telescope over the Internet Santhanagobalan Vasanth‚ Sivapalan Sugirthan Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering University of Moratuwa Moratuwa‚ Sri Lanka vasanthcolombo@gmail.com‚ sugi_008@hotmail.com Abstract- This paper describes the design and implementation of a fully automated Telescope that can be controlled over the internet. Telescope over the Internet is novel in the aspect that it will be the first telescope constructed in Sri Lanka which can be accessed
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Memory and the Different Types of Memory Abstract This paper explains the differences between the each type of memory. Research will also show the roles of each memory system and how they pertain to memory. This paper will concentrate on each area of memory and will explain the problems of forgetting. Memory and the Different Types of Memory Memory can be defined as a “processes that are used to acquire‚ store‚ retain and later retrieve information. There are three major processes involved
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Each celiac has different responses to different glutens. There are three types of celiac disease. Classical celiac disease which experience many symptoms‚ non-classical celiac disease which experience mild symptoms and silent celiac disease which experience no symptoms. Although all three types experience a lot to no symptoms they all still have severe damage happening to the villi in the small intestine
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going to. In rain or shine‚ on a weekend or weekday it did not matter to me. This is a place where I grew up ever since I was born‚ or actually I should say it also was my first home. This is a place where all my family would get together for all different types of events like holidays‚ birthdays‚ and just any excuse for the family to get together. That place is my grandparent’s old house‚ but that place is gone now. The place was sold and now the only thing that is left are memories. My grandparent’s
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Dexter and The Following give us a kind of glimpse into the mind of a serial killer but not enough to understand why they do it. There are many different types of serial killers that all carry common characteristics‚
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Types of Softball Players If somebody asks a softball player what position they play‚ they will most likely tell them more then one. Most softball players play many different positions. Some have played all of them in their lifetimes. Each of the nine positions on the field are different in many ways‚ but some have many similar characteristics. The three main categories of softball players are outfield‚ infield‚ and pitcher/catcher. Everyone has probably played outfield at least once in their
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2.0 The Different Types of Business Activity By the end of this chapter‚ you should be able to: • Classify entities into primary‚ secondary and tertiary sectors • Explain features of public and private business • Understand the different forms of merger and take-over • Compare methods that measures the size of a business Levels of Economic Activity Stage Business Involved Primary Woodcutter Secondary Furniture Makers Tertiary Retailer Example – Stages in the production and sale
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