Telescopes in Astronomy SCI/151 Telescopes in Astronomy Telescopes are one of the greatest inventions and have led scientists on a fantastic journey of getting closer to understanding the universe. There is no way to research and evaluate outer space without telescopes gathering all of the information that they do. This paper is going to discuss the science of telescopes and explain all of the elements relative to them. How telescopes changed our view of the universe Without telescopes
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The Telescope (Reflecting) Introduction: The true beauty of the universe cannot be seen by just the naked eye‚ the telescope is controversially the most important optical instrument in history. Telescopes are widely used around the world and come in different shapes‚ sizes and go by a variety of different names. They can be used to detect noise and sound and even be used to study the stars and supernovas but are more commonly used to gain another perspective into space‚ watching planets such
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Telescopes are considered to be an instrument that makes distant objects to appear closer‚ (Northwestern‚ 2012). These instruments have assisted scientists and astronomers in their studies of the universe. With the use of a telescope the studies have changed and become easier to study. This paper will provide information on how the telescope has changed the views of the universe‚ designs of telescopes‚ ground-based telescopes‚ strengths and weaknesses of the location of the telescope‚ different frequencies
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“A Hubble Space Telescope photograph of the universe evokes far more awe for creation than light streaming through a stained glass window in a cathedral.” We know more about our universe than we ever have thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope’s clear crisp photos of objects far away in space. “Earth’s atmosphere alters and blocks the light that comes from space. Hubble orbits above Earth’s atmosphere‚ which gives it a better view of the universe than telescopes have at ground level.” (NASA‚ 2009)
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Brief History of Telescopes 1608 AD – Hans Lippershey‚ German-born Dutch lens maker‚ applied for a patent for his refracting telescope (using 2 lenses)‚ he intended them for use in the military. 1609-1610 – Galileo Galilei built his own refractor telescopes to observe the sky‚ and discovered Saturn’s rings‚ Jupiter’s moons‚ and along with many other significant discoveries. 1655 – Christian Huygens‚ a Dutch physicist and astronomer developed powerful lenses for refractor telescopes with his new methods
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Topic: Newton’s Reflecting Telescope Patrick Doan & Kevin Le & Kevin Tumang 30/4/08 Principle Aim: To construct a recreation of the Galilean refracting telescope and a Newtonian reflecting telescope Aim: To recreate Newton’s experiment in building a reflecting telescope‚ aiming to further the field of optics. We hope to use the theory studied in this experiment and produce a working Newtonian telescope (that Newton designed). He wanted to create a telescope that was not affected by chromatic
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Spectrographs‚ Radio Telescopes & Space Telescopes Astr100 Lecture 10 September 19‚ 2012 Keck 10-meter Telescopes Mauna Kea Observatory‚ HI Keck Telescope Details University of Arizona Mirror Furnace TMT = Thirty Meter Telescope Now in design phase. Cost $800M Thirty Meter Telescope details: 492 segments each 1-m across Active & Adaptive Optics • Active optics – to adjust a big mirror once every minute or so to maintain its mechanical shape • Adaptive optics – to adjust
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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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Hubble Space Telescope The telescope would become the indispensable instrument for investigations of the cosmos. Bigger and better telescopes were built all over the world. Planets‚ stars‚ and nebulae which could not be seen by the naked eye were now being routinely noted and logged. Such is the case with the fantastic discoveries for which the Hubble Space Telescope has been responsible during the twentieth century. Had it not been for the creation of such a monumental piece of scientific machinery
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THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE Telescopes have only been around for about 400 years. Since then‚ they have evolved quickly and helped astronomers make remarkable discoveries. Ground based telescopes were the first‚ but we needed a way to observe the cosmos in the vacuum of space‚ without the light pollution and atmosphere of earth. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was the tool that helped propel astronomy to the next level. It has helped us understand the universe in new ways‚ but Hubble
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