THE HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE Telescopes have only been around for about 400 years. Since then‚ they have evolved quickly and helped astronomers make remarkable discoveries. Ground based telescopes were the first‚ but we needed a way to observe the cosmos in the vacuum of space‚ without the light pollution and atmosphere of earth. The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was the tool that helped propel astronomy to the next level. It has helped us understand the universe in new ways‚ but Hubble
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HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY Astronomy is the oldest of the natural sciences‚ dating back to antiquity‚ with its origins in the religious‚ mythological‚ and astrological practices of pre-history: vestiges of these are still found in astrology‚ a discipline long interwoven with public and governmental astronomy‚ and not completely disentangled from it until a few centuries ago in the Western World . In some cultures astronomical data was used for astrological prognostication. Ancient astronomers were able
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Although any telescope (or steadily-held binoculars) will allow the phases of Venus to be seen‚ the planet is a notoriously difficult one to observe‚ for three main reasons. Firstly‚ whenever the planet is visible (shortly before sunrise or after sunset) it is positioned at a low altitude (angle above the horizon) where it is immersed in haze and atmospheric turbulence‚ which adversely affects the quality of the image seen in the telescope. Consequently most telescopic observers prefer to view the
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Astronomy is a natural science that is the study of celestial objects (such as moons‚ planets‚ stars‚ nebulae‚ and galaxies)‚ the physics‚ chemistry‚ mathematics‚ and evolution of such objects‚ and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth‚ including supernovae explosions‚ gamma ray bursts‚ and cosmic background radiation. A related but distinct subject‚ cosmology‚ is concerned with studying the universe as a whole.[1] Astronomy is one of the oldest sciences. Prehistoric cultures
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An adventure into Astronomy Late at night I like to go into my backyard with a telescope and look at the stars that far away in the night sky. The view of thousands of stars feeds me with wonder and amazement about both the stars origins‚ and what treasures they may hold floating around them. All life needs a host star to form around‚ and all life comes from the ashes of these once glorious masses of gas. Astronomy offers us a great view of the universe around us‚ you can join me and others‚
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The Unprecedented Impact of the Telescope The telescope has had a significant impact on everything related to astronomy and it has changed the world forever. There have been thousands of discoveries made using numerous types of telescopes‚ and it has enabled us to do things that would have never been possible without it. The telescope has allowed us to see with our own eyes what has always been outside of our world‚ but there is still much more to be discovered. People have always been intrigued
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Astronomy 104 Chapter 3 1. Scientific thinking is our ability to use our prior knowledge and use the knowledge in finding answers to new knowledge. This differs from our everyday thinking because we probably wouldn’t be trying to acquire new information which scientific thinking we always are. 2. In early history astronomy was heavily tied to religion and so usually the priest were astronomers using the star patterns to interpret what the god were saying. Also they based the star patterns of there
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University of Phoenix Material Basics of Astronomy Outline Complete the outline following the instructions above. Use the example as a guide‚ using complete sentences for all subpoints. 1. Our place in the universe a. The modern view of the universe 1) What is our Sun and what is its role in the solar system? a) The sun is the closest star to earth and makes up 98% of the solar system mass. b) The sun is made up of the hydrogen‚ helium‚ calcium‚ sodium‚ magnesium‚ and iron elements
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Observable phenomena related to the moon: - phases of the moon: depending on the Moon�s position relative to the Sun‚ we see different parts of the illuminated Moon. - the month:� Moon changes through a complete cycle of phases in about 29.5 days - eclipses To understand these phenomena‚ we have to change our perspective and think about the Moon�s orbit. Some properties of the Moon: Radius 356‚000 km 407‚000 km 15% change from max to
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Hubble Space Telescope The telescope would become the indispensable instrument for investigations of the cosmos. Bigger and better telescopes were built all over the world. Planets‚ stars‚ and nebulae which could not be seen by the naked eye were now being routinely noted and logged. Such is the case with the fantastic discoveries for which the Hubble Space Telescope has been responsible during the twentieth century. Had it not been for the creation of such a monumental piece of scientific machinery
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