Objectives Describe electromagnetic radiation. Tools of Astronomy Explain how telescopes work. Describe space exploration. –refracting telescope –reflecting.
Telescopes
Astronomy
Solving Quasars part I Martin Elvis Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in particular… Understanding Quasar Atmospheres Elvis M., 2000, Astrophysical.
Honors Ch. 28.1 Pg. 747-752. Almost everything we know about the universe (space) comes by studying light from distant sources. Light from what?
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1 The Sun/ Earth/ Moon Systems. 2 I. Tools of Astronomy A. Radiation 1. Light is a common term for electromagnetic radiation, which are electric waves.
Telescopes Device used to collect Light and to Magnify Distant Objects Plans made by Rodger Bacon 13 th Century Galileo improved the Device.
Ch 28 Tools of Astronomy. Ecliptic is the plane in which Earth orbits about the Sun. is the plane in which Earth orbits about the Sun.
Chapter 28 – Sun-Earth-Moon System
In many cases, light from distant objects is the only tool that astronomers can use to learn about the universe Light is a common term for electromagnetic.