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Science & Technology
Science & Technology Science is concerned with gathering
knowledge and organizing it.
Technology is applied science.› Provides the tools needed by scientist in their
further explorations› Used for practical purposes by technologists
and engineers
Technology is a double-edged sword. It can be helpful and harmful.
Hubble Space Telescope
Named after astronomer Edwin Hubble
Launched in 1990 Sensitivity to Light: Ultraviolet
through infrared (115 nm to 2500 nm)
Size of a large school bus Power source: Sunhttp://hubblesite.org/the_telescope/hubble_essentials/quick_facts.php
Satellites Satellite: is basically any object
that revolves around a planet in a circular or elliptical path
Examples: GPS, Emergency radio beacon, cable tv
First satellite: Sputnik http://science.howstuffworks.com/satellite
1.htm
Observatories Observatory (in astronomy): a building
or group of buildings from which the heavens are studied.
Observatories range in size from a single small building in an amateur astronomer's backyard to huge complexes where many professional astronomers work and live.
Two basic types of ground observatories.› Optic› radio
Optical observatories Can study: visible light from
stars, planets and other objects. Location on the ground: clear,
dry, calm and stable air and far from cities› Island mountaintops› Remote mountaintops
Equipment: telescope
Radio Observatories Radio observatories study the
heavens with radio waves, either emitted by the objects studied or transmitted from the earth and reflected from the moon or planets.
Larger than optical telescopes – necessary to focus the radio waves which are much longer than light waves.
Location: valleys surrounded by mountains.
Light, clouds and turbulences have virtually no effect on radio telescopes.
Radio signals from broadcasting stations and electrical machinery interfere with observations.
Mountains or hills surrounding the radio observatory block out stray radio signals
http://science.howstuffworks.com/observatory-info2.htm
Telescopes http://science.howstuffworks.com/telescope1.ht
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Telescope focuses light and creates an image
The image is recorded
Old school – draw it Later – photography Today – CCD: charge-coupled devices