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Chapter 21, section 1
Tools of Modern Astronomy
By Rusty Sturken
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
• Electromagnetic radiation is energy that can travel directly through space in the form of waves
• Electromagnetic spectrum is the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves
• Visible light is light that you can see with your eyes
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Electromagnetic Spectrum
Image from http://www.lcse.umn.edu/specs/labs/images/spectrum.gif
Visible Spectrum
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Telescopes• A telescope is a device built to study
distant objects by making them appear closer
• A refracting telescope uses convex lenses to gather a large amount of light onto a small area
• A reflecting telescope uses mirrors to gather a large amount of light onto a small area
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Telescopes• A radio telescope uses curved,
reflecting surfaces to concentrate faint radio waves from outer space onto small antennas
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Refracting telescope
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Reflecting Telescope
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Radio Telescope
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Very Large Array Telescope
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Arecibo Radio Telescope
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Hubble Space Telescope
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Spectrographs• A spectrograph breaks light from an
object into colors and photographs the resulting spectrum. It can tell:– Chemical composition of a star– Temperature of a star
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Spectrographs
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Spectrographs
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