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More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring the Universe Beyond Visible Light

More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring the Universe Beyond Visible Light. Visible Light Astronomy. Tycho Brahe 1546-1601. Galileo 1609 – First use of telescope for astronomy. Galileo 1610 Siderius Nuncius. Bends at each interface!. Yerkes 40 inch 1895 60 feet long.

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More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring the Universe Beyond Visible Light

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  1. More Than Meets the Eye: Exploring the Universe Beyond Visible Light

  2. Visible Light Astronomy

  3. Tycho Brahe 1546-1601

  4. Galileo 1609 – First use of telescope for astronomy

  5. Galileo 1610 Siderius Nuncius

  6. Bends at each interface!

  7. Yerkes 40 inch 1895 60 feet long

  8. Isaac Newton 1668 reflecting telescope

  9. Herschel 7 foot 1780s 6.2 inch mirror

  10. Leviathan 1845 72 inch mirror 54 feet long

  11. Mount Palomar 1948 200 inch mirror

  12. Telescope Qualities • Resolution • See small things • Light Gathering • See faint things

  13. Resolution Ground Hubble (with flaw)

  14. Resolution Ground Hubble (with flaw)

  15. Light Gathering 1 minute

  16. Light Gathering 5 minutes

  17. Light Gathering 30 minutes

  18. Light Gathering 45 minutes

  19. The Electromagnetic Spectrum

  20. Demo 1A New Way to View Things

  21. Automotive Repair and Maintenance

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