'Hale telescope' presentation slideshows

Understanding the PHYSICS of the Cosmic Times Inquiring into the Nature of the Universe

Understanding the PHYSICS of the Cosmic Times Inquiring into the Nature of the Universe. Adapted from Dr. James Lochner USRA & NASA/GSFC Sandra Sweeney, Joseph Petsko Perkiomen Valley School District, PA. Understanding the PHYSICS of the Cosmic Times 1955.

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Telescopes

Telescopes. Chapter 6. Optical Telescopes. Used to gather and focus visible light Two Main Types Refracting Reflecting. Refracting Telescopes. Uses a large lens to focus light The lens bends light to create an inverted image. Yerkes Observatory has largest refracting telescope.

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Observational techniques meeting #2

Observational techniques meeting #2. Good use for diffraction: exoplanets. Good use for diffraction: exoplanets. Chromatic aberration. Spherical aberration. Parabolic. Spherical. Coma. Astigmatism. (e.g., Hale telescope). Field curvature. (e.g., Oschin Schmidt telescope).

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