Chapter 6 Assignment

Announcements

We will have a midterm over Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 16, and 17.  It will be available on July 3 until the due date July 8 11:00PM with two attempts available. 

Chapter 4 will not have an assignment (there will not be a Ch 4 discussion).  Chapter 4  will have an extra credit quiz (5 points).

Instructions

1. Take a look at videos linked below that discuss astronomical instruments.

2. Complete Discussion 6 found here.  Instructions for completing Discussion 6 found here. Download here.

3. Complete Chapter 6 Quiz found here.

Sections

6-1. Telescopes -   (Two basic types of telescopes found here.) and (How telescopes work with Dr Phil Plait found here Links to an external site..)

6-2. Telescopes Today - (telescopes today are here Links to an external site.), (The largest reflectors in the world here Links to an external site.), and (Making the atmosphere disappear: the power of adaptive optics found here Links to an external site.)

6-3.  Visible-Light Detectors and Instruments  - (What is a CCD Telescope? Found here Links to an external site.), (Infrared: Beyond the Visible found here Links to an external site.), (Brad Tucker describes how astronomers use infrared light found here Links to an external site.), (Spectroscopy - Splitting the Starlight found here Links to an external site.), and (Dr Brian Cox gives a layman’s description of stellar spectroscopy found here Links to an external site..)

6-4.  Radio Telescopes  - (Listening for Aliens with Dr. Tyson found here Links to an external site..), (What is Radio Astronomy? Found here), Links to an external site. (One of the World’s largest radio telescope found here Links to an external site.),  (Mysterious signals from outer space? Found here Links to an external site. with Dr Avi Loeb)

6-5. Observations outside Earth's Atmosphere  - (Flying with airborne ambassadors here Links to an external site.), (“Lt Uhura” flies with SOFIA found here Links to an external site.), and Kuiper Airborne Observatory described here Links to an external site.)

6-6. The Future of Large Telescopes - (7 Mega Telescopes That Will Change Science Forever with Joe Scott here Links to an external site.) and (Powerful Telescopes Are Discovering Very Strange Things in Space-Highly Speculative here Links to an external site.)