1. APOD: July 15, 1996 - Keck: The Largest Optical Telescope
... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. July 15, 1996 . Keck: The Largest Optical Telescope . ... Alone, each is the world's largest optical telescope : Keck . ... Since opening in 1992 , the real power of Keck I (left) has been in its enormous light-gathering ability - allowing astronomers to study faint and distant objects in our Galaxy and the universe . ... About APOD | ...
2. Buildings, Telescopes and Telescope Domes Project
... John Butler reports that the HLF-supported programme of restoration of three historic telescopes and their domes has continued throughout the year, and that a growing collection of images showing progress with the Telescopes and Telescope Domes restoration project is available on the Armagh Observatory web-site (see http://star.arm.ac.uk/history/Domes/). ... The new dome for the 18-inch Calver Telescope is now fully operational and awaits the return of the telescope to Armagh later in 2005. ...
3. The Very Large Telescope Project
... ESO is building what will be the World's largest optical telescope array, The Very Large Telescope (VLT). The VLT Project organisation is responsible for the design and construction of the Unit Telescopes, including enclosures, optics, adapter-rotators and coating unit. ... Unit Telescopes Overview - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Secondary mirror (M2 Unit) - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ... Coating Unit - This page is outdated, an update is in process. ...
4. Keck: The Largest Optical Telescopes
... 26.12.1997 . ... Credit Copyright: P. Stomski ( W. M. Keck Observatory ), Caltech , U. California Explanation: In buildings eight stories tall rest mirrors ten meters across that are slowly allowing humanity to map the universe. Alone, each is the world's largest optical telescope : Keck . ... Since opening in 1992 , the real power of Keck I (left) has been in its enormous light-gathering ability - allowing astronomers to study faint and distant objects in our Galaxy and the universe. ...
5. http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/observing/status_reports/old_reports_00/hst_status_12_08_00
HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE DAILY REPORT #2765 PERIOD COVERED: 0000Z (UTC) 12/07/00 - 0000Z (UTC) 12/08/00 Daily Status Report as of 343/0000Z 1.0 OBSERVATIONS SCHEDULED AND ACCOMPLISHED: 1.1 Completed STIS/CCD 8838 (Bias Monitor - Part 1) The Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (CCD) was used to monitor the bias in the 1x1, 1x2, 2x1, and 2x2 bin settings at gain=1, and 1x1 at gain = 4, to build up high-S/N superbiases and track the evolution of hot columns. The proposal completed nominally. ...
6. Space Telescope-European Coordinating Facility
... The European HST Archive has been moved to ESA's European Space Astronomy Centre ( ESAC ), Spain, where most of ESA's Space Science Archives are located and operated from. ... The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory ( ESO ) was, until the end of 2010, the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope. ...
7. Australia Telescope National Facility
... ATNF Home . ... About ATNF overview . ... Australia Telescope Steering Committee . ... Parkes radio telescope . Australia Telescope Compact Array . ... CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, operates a number of world-class radio astronomy observatories that are collectively known as the Australia Telescope National Facility or ATNF. ... CSIRO also manages the Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory, where the Square Kilometre Array telescope infrastructure in Australia is to be centred. ...
8. Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston
... The Wingaersheek Observatory and Telescope . Mario Motta and Scott Milligan . ... For the May meeting I was hoping to show a completed telescope, but it always takes twice as much time to make over 400 parts than you think. ... A new design that has near zero aberrations (no Newtonian coma, for example), made from all spherical surfaces, and would help me build the optics, including fabricating the main mirror. ... Other Monthly Meetings . ... Copyright (c) Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston, Inc. ...
9. Telescope nights at Armagh Planetarium | Astronotes
Astronotes Armagh Planetarium's Stellar Blog! ... Armagh Planetarium . Colin Johnston . ... Telescopes and Observatories . ... January . ... By admin February 20, 2013 Posted in: Armagh Planetarium . ... M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, imaged through Armagh Planetarium?s telescope in January 2013. ... Image credit: Colin Johnston/Armagh Planetarium) . ... M31, the Andromeda Galaxy, imaged with the new telescope in January 2013. ... Armagh Planetarium?s new telescope in action in January 2013. ...
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11. The moonlit ANU 2.3m telescope building, the Anglo-Australian Telescope dome in
... The moonlit ANU 2.3m telescope building, theтАж . Sidebar Left . ... Title: The moonlit ANU 2.3m telescope building, the Anglo-Australian Telescope dome in the distance . Description: The ANU 24-inch telescope dome on the right. ... NOTE: All images are copyright and must not be reproduced or mirrored in any form without written permission. ... The moonlit ANU 2.3m telescope building, the Anglo-Australian Telescope dome in the distance The ANU 24-inch telescope dome on the right. ...
12. Земля и Вселенная: астрономия, космонавтика, науки о Земле, Космос, телескопы,
... Размещена статья "Новая карта рельефа Марса" . ... К середине 60-х годов прошлого века многотрудные усилия астрономической общественности нашей страны (в то время Советского Союза) увенчались созданием научно-популярного журнала "Земля и Вселенная", ныне являющегося журналом Президиума РАН. ... Все это в известной степени находило отражение на страницах "Земли и Вселенной" - журнала, пропагандирующего достижения отечественной и мировой науки в области астрономии, космонавтики и комплекса наук о...
13. ASP: Black Holes to Blackboards: Building Universes in the Classroom
... Although many of the images are used for teacher-driven activities, students do have the opportunity to work with scientists on original research projects. ... The primary goal is to have teachers experience astronomy research and then to bring the research data into their classrooms via the internet. ... They also learn how to process their data, build a solar telescope to take home to their classrooms, and learn background information from astronomers in each of the three research areas. ...
14. APOD: December 29, 1997 - The Milky Way in Infrared
... December 29, 1997 . The Milky Way in Infrared . Credit: The COBE Project , DIRBE , NASA . ... Until the invention of the telescope , nobody really knew what the "Milky Way" was. About 300 years ago telescopes caused a startling revelation: the Milky Way was made of stars . Only 70 years ago, more powerful telescopes brought the further revelation that the Milky Way is only one galaxy among many. Now telescopes in space allow yet deeper understanding. ... About APOD > . ...
15. Untitled Document
... Maintenance and Work Completed on M1: September 10, 1999 . Whiffles Installed on M2: September 10, 1999 . M1 Support System Maintenance: September 10, 1999 . M1 Temperature Sensor Work and Repair: September 10, 1999 . M1 Hex-cell Deterioration: September 14, 1999 . ... M1 Whiffle Mount and M1 Back, September 21, 1999 . ... Views of Secondary Mirror (Back): April 13, 2000 . ... Front Portals: June 8, 2001 . ... M2 and M3 Baffle Work: June 8, 2005 . ... M3 Work: November 7, 2007 . ...
16. Astrophysics Group Opening of Battcock Centre for Experimental Astrophysics
... Astrophysics Group . ... Opening of Battcock Centre for Experimental Astrophysics . ... SKA AAVS0 array . ... SKA production design with Cambridge Consultants Ltd . ... Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology have historically been among the very strongest scientific disciplines in Cambridge. ... Paul Alexander, Head of the Cavendish Astrophysics Group and Director of the Battcock Centre for Experimental Astrophysics, is the leader of CambridgeБЂ™s involvement in the SKA: . ...
17. Natural Science Building Solar Telescope
A vertical solar telescope feeds a white-light image of the Sun into the undergraduate astronomy laboratory. The coelestat mirror system shown here tracks the daily motion of the Sun and directs light downward into the telescope supported from the ceiling of the astronomy lab. ... Conditions in the ionosphere responsible for the strength of the signal are very sensitive to X-ray flux from solar flares and sudden x-ray emitting events outside the solar system, and rapidly alter the received signal. ...
18. http://www.adass.org/adass/proceedings/adass02/reprints/O1-3.pdf
... Intelligent agents carry out resource discovery, submit observing requests, and analyse the reduced data returned by the telescope nodes. The agents are capable of carrying out data mining and cross-correlation tasks using online catalogues and databases and, if necessary, requesting follow-up observations from the telescope nodes. ... The design is analogous to computational grids, with no overall supervisor, giving the system scalability with multiple agents talking to multiple nodes. ...
19. How To Build The Reflector Telescope? - an Astronomy Net ATM Forum Message
ATM Forum Message . ... How To Build The Reflector Telescope? ... Posted by KU MOHD ZUKI BIN KU AB HAMID on June 8, 2007 14:15:21 UTC . hii all,im zuki from malaysia is biginner in this telescope maker and astronomy,but im realy interested to learn and build my own reflector telescopes by my self,i need help fronm this group to teach me step by step from beginning how to complete build 1 telescope.i hope all member can help me..please email me at mara_liner@yahoo.com . ... www.astronomy.net . ...
20. Meade Instruments - Telescopes, Solar Telescopes, Binoculars, Spotting Scopes
STEP INTO THE BLUE - MEADE INSTRUMENTS PRODUCT GUIDE . ... Telescopes . LX850 Series . ... Superb optical performance coupled with time proven computerized pointing and tracking has made the LX200 ACF series a best-seller in the high-performance telescope class. ... Meade's revolutionary LS LightSwitchтДв series of telescopes use advanced technologies to do what no other consumer telescopes have done before: take all the hassle out of using a telescope. ... Coronado€о Solar . ... Spotting Scopes . ...