Why do nocturnal animals usually have large pupils in their eyes? How is that related to the way astronomical telescopes work?
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A: Lenses are used in variety of optical instruments. Light suffers refraction from these lenses.…
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A: What is the James Webb Telescope? Include a description of the tool itself and a brief history. What…
Q: How does the resolving power of the Mount Palomar 5-m telescope compare with that of the 2.4-m…
A: Solution: 1) It is given that, Diameter of the Mount Palomar Telescope(D)= 5 m Diameter of the…
Q: cmin x 15 arcmin. If each pixel is 24 um x 24 um in size, calculate the plate scale, in arcsec mm-¹,…
A: 8.3 arcsec mm-1 is the plate scale. The UXO telescope has a focal length of 3600 mm. Explanation.…
Q: Two identical stars are moving in a circular orbit around one another with an orbital separation of…
A: The resolving power or angular resolution of a telescope is its ability to differentiate between two…
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Q: Imagine a ray of light traveling from outer space, which has an index of refraction of 1, before it…
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Q: Explain in a paragraph, what is the TMT and why the TMT is considered the most controversial…
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Q: The Giant Magellan Telescope is a new telescope being built in Chile with a mirror 25 meters in…
A: Solution: Given: λ = wavelength of light = 500 nm d1 = proposed diameter of mirror of Magellan…
Q: What happens in a Michelson Interferometer? And give a detailed example of where this apparatus is…
A: Michelson Interferometer: It is the tool used to produce interference between two light beams. it…
Q: How many telescopes does Kitt Peak National Observatory have?
A: Kitt peak national observatory have THREE major telescope.
Q: The SST's planned operating temperature is 5.5 K. At what wavelength (in micrometers, μm) does the…
A: A blackbody is used to model objects that radiate energy. A black body is an ideal object capable of…
Q: What are the three basic components of a modern astronomical instrument? Describe each in one to two…
A: Three basic components of a modern astronomical instrument is: 1. A detector 2. telescope 3.…
Q: Astronauts observing from a space station need a telescope with a resolving power of 0.9 arc seconds…
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Q: Why would radio astronomers build identical radio telescopes in many different places around the…
A: Concept: Astronomers use radio telescopes to investigate areas of space. In astrophysics,…
Q: How much larger than a 1-m telescope would another telescope have to be in order to have 1000 times…
A: The light-gathering power of a telescope is defined as the amount of light it can gather and then…
Q: If Telescope A has half the light gathering power of Telescope B, how does the diameter of Telescope…
A: The light-gathering power of a telescope directly proportional to the area which actually means it…
Q: What if you had to scout for a site to build a new ground-based, optical telescope. What…
A: Introduction: From Galileo to Newton, now telescopes are made larger to study even far away objects.…
Q: Why must most infrared telescopes operate at very high altitudes or in space?
A: We are well aware most of the objects near the earth's surface and even the atmosphere absorb and…
Q: When astronomers discuss the apertures of their telescopes, they say bigger is better. Explain why.…
A: The aperture of a telescope is crucial because it determines the brightness of the planetary or…
Q: Mars is approximately 1.5 AU away from the Sun. Approximately how long does it take light to reach…
A: Mars is the 4th planet from the sun, with distance ranging around 1.5AU. 1 A.U = 1.496 × 108 km∴ 1.5…
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A: Given that:Mass of the dumbells, m=0.2 kgLength of the rod, L=20 cm=0.2 mDiameter of the rod, D=8…
Q: A 4-m optical telescope operates at a wavelength of 5 x107 m. How large would an infrared telescope…
A: A telescope is used to study celestial bodies. Usually, these bodies are very far away from the…
Q: Calculate the resolution of the 2.4-m mirror of the Hubble Space Telescope at a wavelength of 0.5 ×…
A: Given Data The diameter of the mirror is:d=2.4 m The wavelength of telescope is: λ1=0.5×10-6 m The…
Q: If you had limited funds to build a large telescope, which type would you choose, a refractor or a…
A: A telescope is used to observe astronomical objects like planets and stars. There are two types…
Q: How does the phenomenon of light diffraction around edges influence the design of telescopes?
A: Light diffraction refers to the bending and spreading of light waves as they pass around an edge or…
Q: Calculate the angular resolution of the HST (Hubble Space Telescope) operating in green light of…
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Q: What should the swath width of a sensor be with a sun synchronous orbit with an altitude of 700km if…
A: Given: The altitude of the sensor is H=700 km. The diameter of the sensor is d=20 cm =0.2 m. The…
Q: Why infrared telescopes are kept above the atmosphere and require extra cooling ?
A: The infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum covers wavelengths from 0.7 to 100 µm.…
Q: What are the arguments for building the TMT telescope?
A: TMT telescope is an abbreviation of The Thirty Meter Telescope. This telescope is very large…
Q: How does the light-gathering power of a 300-m diameter radio telescope compare to that of a 50 m…
A: Given: Diameter of the light gathering power 1,D1=300mDiameter of the light gathering power…
Q: Telescope A has a 4 in. diameter whereas Telescope B has a 6 cm diameter. Which telescope gathers…
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Q: The James Webb Space Telescope has a primary mirror of diameter D = 6.5 metres. When observing at…
A: Wavelength: λ = 1100 nm = 1.1 × 10-6 m Primary mirror of diameter: D = 6.5 m 1arcsec = 136000,…
Q: Why IR telescopes require external cooling
A: The branch of observational astronomy which specializes in observation and analysis made in the…
Q: Light from a location on which you concentrate your attention falls on your fovea, which contains…
A: There are two basic antennae in retina of our eyes which are rods and the cones. Cones handle color…
Q: The radio arrays currently have the best resolution of any kind of telescope with 0.001 arcseconds.…
A: The resolving power of a telescope is the ability of the telescope to distinguish between two…
Q: Calculate the resolving power of a 5mm telescope. Calculate the resolving power of the Hubble Space…
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Q: telescopes
A: Telescopes are the instruments that use mirrors and lenses to obtain the enlarged image of the…
Q: What are the most important gamma ray telescopes since the 70s into the modern era?
A: Gamma-ray telescope, instrument designed to detect and resolve gamma rays from sources outside…
Q: Why do optical astronomers often put their telescopes at the tops of mountains, while radio…
A: Electromagnetic radiation is made of packets of energy called photons. They are differentiated by…
Q: What would be the equivalent single-mirror diameter of a telescope constructed from two separate…
A: The collecting area of a telescope is the total area of a telescope that is capable of capturing…
Q: Consider a telescope with a primary mirror diameter of 10 inches compared to one which has a primary…
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Q: two reflecting telescopes have the same angular resolution, but one of them uses visible light and…
A: The formula for angular resolution is, θ=1.22λD (1) Where λ and D are the wavelength of light and…
Q: How does Earth's atmosphere affect what is seen through an optical telescope?
A: Earth's atmosphere is made up of layers of gas and dust. These layers are constantly changing…
Q: How does human vision's peak in color sensitivity relate to the Sun? Why can't long-wavelength…
A: The Electromagnetic spectrum is given below: The wavelength is increasing from right to left of the…
Q: Label the type of telescope
A: The given telescope is a reflecting type telescope. A reflecting telescope is a telescope that use…
Q: Compare the highest resolution attainable with optical telescopes to the highest resolution…
A: The angular resolution of an optical device like a telescope defined the ability of the device to…
Q: Why are x-ray telescopes all in space, rather than on the Earth?
A: X-ray telescopes are used to detect objects in X rays spectrum in outer space.
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