Astronomy 2021A/B Lecture Notes - Exoplanet, Roygbiv, Photon
11 Feb 2014
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Astronomy 2021 lecture 1 jan. 13: a lot of new info in this field, mars exploration program curiosity rover, search for exoplanets kepler spacecraft has found most. Wanted to find the fraction of earth analogues in other solar systems: mission to pluto new horizons. Encountered other planets on the way (jupiter: used the gravitational pull to make it that far on relatively little fuel. Temps: places to search in solar system, mercury too hot and too cold. In tidal lock with sun so one side always facing while one side always away: gas giants jupiter and saturn. No solid surface but there are satellites around them that might be good to search. White light contains all of the colours (why we see rainbow when projected through prism) Water droplets can act as a bunch of tiny prisms, this is why we see rainbows.
