Amateur Sky Party by Association of Amatuer Astronomers
Posted in Astronomy on July 15th, 2010 by admin
Members of Association of Amateur Astronomers seen enjoying during the Sky party which was held on 12/07/2010 at Citizen English School, Nanjangud.
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Hubble Telescope Replacement: The James Webb Space …
Posted in Telescopes on June 26th, 2010 by admin
Last week we did a story on the Hubble telescope and the upcoming and final servicing mission to fix it up. The James Webb Space Telescope was mentioned, but not many details were given. This video found on the NASA site shows what is new with JWST, why it is better than the Hubble and a bit of what we can expect. The telescope is still being built and it is possible it will be delayed a bit, but JWST is scheduled to fly no earlier than 2013, so we have a bit of time to admire the images from Hubble a bit longer.
Duration : 0:9:56
Telescope Making
Posted in Telescopes on June 15th, 2010 by admin
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This is my father’s garage where he is currently working on his telescope hobby.
The glass casting oven is a oven made from scratch where it is able to make up to a 20′ mirror blank.
Diamond Curve Generating Machine/Mirror grinding & polishing- Own personal design/invention, uses a roller coaster, where the diamond grinder rides the curve track. Able to do any curve of radius(negative or positive) because of the spring steel track design. Able to grind/polish up to a 32′ mirror.
40′ Vacuum Tank. The mirror sits vertical, attaching itself to the door with an aluminum ring. Vaporization process is horizontal.
Our Goal;
Seeing amateur Astronomy going to a larger level & to promote larger telescope making in amateur astronomers
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Duration : 0:7:54
Microsoft’s Free Astronomy Software
Posted in Astronomy on May 27th, 2010 by admin
http://live.pirillo.com – Even if you’re not really “in to” Astronomy, you really have to check this out. The things you will see are just amazing. Go ahead… I dare you. Open your eyes, broaden your horizons. You never know what’s out there waiting.
Duration : 0:5:25
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SPACE PICTURES (Hubble Telescope)
Posted in Telescopes on April 17th, 2010 by admin Tags: beautiful, earth, galaxia, Galaxy, hubble, moon, most, NASA, orion, pictures, planet, science, slideshow, space, star, telescope, The
jakieś mgiełki na informatykeNOVA Short | Founders of Modern Astronomy | PBS
Posted in Astronomy on April 17th, 2010 by admin
http://www.pbs.org/nova/telescope William Herschel often gets the credit, but his sister Caroline was also a pioneer astronomer. For more, watch NOVA’s Hunting the Edge of Space airing April 6 and 13 on PBS. http://www.pbs.org/nova/telescope Hunting the Edge of Space produced for NOVA by Brook Lapping
Duration : 0:4:24
Astronomy for Amateurs
Posted in Astronomy on April 3rd, 2010 by admin
http://lgno.me/cJmip0 – http://lgno.me/aNiqPm – During our open mic session at the last Gnomedex, my good friend Derek Miller came up on stage to show off some backyard Astronomy that his Dad has done. Derek reminds us all that you don’t have to work at NASA to get amazing photographs of things found in our solar system. All you need is passion for what you’re looking at, and a telescope! http://twitter.com/penmachine – http://twitter.com/chrispirillo
Duration : 0:2:8
Spitzer Space Telescope: The Musical
Posted in Telescopes on March 20th, 2010 by admin
A singing NASA supervisor uses song to explain about NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, and how infrared Astronomy differs from visible-light telescopes like Hubble. Starring Danny Tieger (“My Universe Revolves Around You”), Buffy Henshaw (“Behind the Scenes: When Galaxies Collide”), and Tom Phillips as Flunky #2.
To view more comedic (but educational!) NASA videos featuring Sean Astin, Felicia Day, Mark Hamill, Linda Hamilton, Dean Stockwell, George Takei, Ed Wasser, Betty White and more, visit:
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/videos/irrelevant
NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope
Additional imagery sources include:
Hubble Space Telescope
Chandra X-ray Observatory
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LYRICS:
Spitzer was launched in 2003
The 4th of NASA’s Great Observatories
On an Earth-trailing orbit with its back to the sun
3 eyes to the sky with coolant for one.
Its 66 million miles away
Because the heat from the Earth would affect the display
Were talking sensitive instruments, keep it streaming on course
for its deep space heat-tracing gaze at the Universe
CHORUS
Infrared
Capturing the heat instead
There is light form the sky that we can’t see
In the darkest parts of the galaxy
With Spitzer’s spectrum
We can detect them
Easily
Spitzers greatest gift to the viewing community
s the ability to see through the dust clouds that literally
Block the view of other Telescopes
Unless that dust gets busted they stand no hope
Of seeing what we can, Were NASAs greatest addition
But you didnt hear it from me ’cause it aint a competition,
Yeah, were working together, combining forces for the mission
of a better sense of interstellar cosmic composition
CHORUS
Visible light Visible light
We can only see the stars if the stars shine bright
Infrared, (yeah) infrared
Depends on the energy in heat thats shed.
Spitzers pulling pictures like the paparazzi
Though the coolant ran out, so we cant use all three
Weve got notable photos, and even bros know it shows
The secrets of Universe are fully exposed
Like some extrasolar planets, does get you a going
‘Cause the heat from those planets has its own faint glowing
If there are half as many planets around the stars weve found
Its a million times more likely theyve got life spinning ’round
Am I blowing your mind? Are you listening to me?
Were the white coat crew that mapped our galaxy
So youre joining the team, thats hot in the head
Hooked on looking for the cooking bits of orange and red.
CHORUS
Duration : 0:4:55
XMM-Newton Space Telescope
Posted in Telescopes on March 13th, 2010 by admin
After launch from Kourou, French Guiana on 10 December 1999, the European Space Agency’s X-ray Multi-Mirror satellite is the most powerful X-ray telescope ever placed in orbit. Scientists are sure the mission will help solve many cosmic mysteries, ranging from enigmatic black holes to the formation of galaxies.
Many celestial objects generate X-rays in extremely violent processes. But Earth’s atmosphere blocks out these X-rays, messengers of what occurred in the distant past when stars were born or died, and clues to our future. Only by placing X-ray detectors in space can such sources be detected, pinpointed and studied in detail. XMM-Newton, the largest science satellite ever built in Europe, has an unprecedented sensitivity.
XMM-Newton carries three very advanced X-ray Telescopes. They each contain 58 high-precision concentric mirrors, delicately nested to offer the largest collecting area possible to catch the elusive X-rays. These Mirror Modules allow XMM-Newton to detect millions of sources, far more than any previous X-ray mission.
Duration : 0:8:41