Earth Sciences 1086F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Kuiper Belt, Body Force, Nice Model
19 Dec 2017
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Chapter 5 geometry of the solar system. Optical telescope gathers up light and allows you to examine an image at focal position. In any telescope, there is a limited resolution become of the wave nature of light (light waves bend when they strike the edge of a barrier): 2 types: Refractors collect light by means of a glass lens (or a combination) Confirmed that stars, other than the sun have planets: cfht telescope. Produced a lot of pretty images: any telescope on earth has to make some compensation for earth"s atmosphere and the distortion it creates thus the reason for the hubble space telescope (hst) Has 2. 44m mirror mounded inside a hollow tube to avoid glare from sun, moon and earth. Fitted with a great array of signal detectors. Launched in 1990 and has had 5 service calls since; each scientific package that has been replaced have increase the telescope"s power by ~10x.
