observational techniques meeting #2. good use for diffraction: exoplanets

Observational techniquesmeeting #2

Good use for diffraction: exoplanets

Chromatic aberration

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Lens6a.svg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Lens6b-en.svg

Spherical aberration

Parabolic

Spherical

Coma

Astigmatism

(e.g., Hale telescope)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Astigmatism.svg

Field curvature

(e.g., Oschin Schmidt telescope)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fc/Field_curvature.svg

Distortion

Barrel Pincushion

Keck NIRC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barrel_distortion.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pincushion_distortion.svg

Reflection and transmission

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Optical-coating-2.png

Telescopes

Galilean (refracting)

40” refractor at Yerkes Obs.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Galileantelescope.png

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Yerkes_Observatory_Astro4p7.jpg

Telescopes: newtonean

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Newton-Teleskop.svg

Telescopes: Cassgrain

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Cassegrain.en.png

Telescopes: Cassegrain

Ritchey-Cretien: Wise, HST, VLT …

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2c/Cassegrain.en.png

Interlude: mounts

Equatorial

Alt-az

Telescopes: Coude

Naysmith

Coude

Telescopes: prime focus

http://www.astro.caltech.edu/palomar/animations/lfcwirc.mov

Telescopes: Schmidt

Schmidt Cassegrain

Schmidt (e.g., PTF)

Maksutov

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schmidt-Cassegrain-Telescope.svg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Schmidt_telescope_(PSF).png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maksutov_spot_cassegrain.png

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dmitri_Maxutow_Leutnant.jpg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Maksutov_cassegrain_comercial.png

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observational techniques meeting #2. good use for diffraction: exoplanets

transmission slide

coma slide

cassgrain slide

newtonean slide

vlt slide

chromatic aberration

hale telescope slide

prime focus slide

Documents

life on exoplanets

direct imaging of exoplanets

uv environment of exoplanets

exoplanets and space research

exoplanets and extraterrestrial life

exoplanets presentation

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exoplanets: lesson plan

exoplanets and excellence

exoplanets : direct detection

observational evidence for tidal destruction of...

exoplanets debris around_white_dwarfs

nasa exoplanets > internal resources

exoplanets - eso

exoplanets 1404.5667

exploring exoplanets

tell us exoplanets what - lasp.colorado.edu€¦ ·...

exoplanets - astro.sunysb.edu

the hunt for exoplanets

detecting exoplanets and exomoons