Telescope Design Matt Watwood Phys 2062. Purpose To have the capability of photographing nebula and other deep space objects To be portable and compact.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Welcome to the University of Michigan – Dearborn Observatory Founded 2007.

Advertisements

Camera Basics What is a photograph and why do we take pictures? What is a camera?

Using the Rainbow Optics Star Spectroscope for Visual Observing

Small Refractor CCD Imaging David Haworth

Telescopes: Augmenting the Eye Text, Chapter 4 Thanks to: howstuffworks.com bbc/science.

1 Earth’s Atmosphere & Telescopes Whether light is absorbed by the atmosphere or not depends greatly on its wavelength. Earth’s atmosphere can absorb certain.

Talking Telescopes Geoff Gaherty. Introduction  When to buy?  Telescopes  Mounts  Eyepieces  Accessories  Recommendations.

Telescopes. Act as “electromagnetic radiation catchers” Capture as much as possible Focus Magnifies images Telescopes that “catch” visible light are called.

Astronomy for beginners Telescopes By Aashman Vyas.

By Kimberley Evans, Huw Wells and Katy Langley. Catadioptrics use a combination of mirrors and lenses to fold the optics and form an image. There are.

Practical Telescope Demo Evening Classes Week Five Downstairs in Physics Green.

Announcements No lab tonight due to Dark Sky Observing Night last night Homework: Chapter 6 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6 First Quarter Observing Night next Wednesday.

Astronomical Imaging: Overview When you think of a clear, dark night sky, what do you think of? –The human visual system is fine-tuned to focus, detect,

HIGH RESOLUTION SOLAR OBSERVATIONS USING COMMERCIAL FILTERS AND SMALL APERTURE TELESCOPES Patrick Stoker.

Telescopes Collect more light than eye More detailed images than human eye Larger aperture is better –Aperture refers to the diameter of the primary lens.

Diffraction and your eye  Your pupil is an aperture that light has to pass through. It is larger in dim light, and smaller in bright light. Diffraction.

Methods Eye (visible window) Camera – film Camera – CCD (Digital) Collecting Electromagnetic Information.

Cameras Major components Lens (or combo) Film (or CCD) Aperture Shutter speed.

... M A K E S Y O U R N E T W O R K S M A R T E R Lenses & Filters.

Telescopes. Optical Telescopes Ground based and on satellites Observations are recorded using a camera instead of the human eye most times. – This is.

Blythe Guvenen Kitt Peak Visitor Center.  Astrophotography is a specialized type of photography that involves making photographs of astronomical objects.

ASTRONOMY CLUB. Amateur Astronomy Amateur astronomy, also called backyard astronomy, is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the night sky (and the.

Front Yard CCD Astrophotography

Camera Functions Using Your Digital Camera. 1. What happens when you press the shutter button down halfway? What does macro mode allow you to do? Pressing.

Planetary Imaging for Amateur Astronomers Larry Owens.

Telescope Notes 1. Objectives To know the general types of telescopes and the advantages and disadvantages of each one. To know the primary parts and.

OPTICAL TELESCOPES Optical telescopes gather the visible light to observe distant objects. There are Three Basic Types of Optical Telescopes A.Refracting.

The Solar System: A6: Telescopes.

 The human eye has the collecting area of a 2-5 millimeter diameter aperture depending on its state of dilation.  A telescope’s function is to collect.

Astrophotography The Basics. Image Capture Devices Digital Compact cameras Webcams Digital SLR cameras Astronomical CCD cameras.

Telescopes come in three basic styles. Refracting telescopes use lenses Refractors are either achromatic (some color distortion) or apochromatic (very.

Reflecting Telescopes. Mirrors A flat mirror reflects light in straight lines. A curved mirror can focus light to a point. A perfect parabolic mirror.

How To Buy Your First Telescope Charlie Haffey

PROPERTIES OF LIGHT, TELESCOPES AND OBSERVING TECHNIQUES.

Chapter 3 Stars. 3A-1  Gnomon – a pole, column of stones, pillar, or pyramid (like a crude clock or calendar)  Uses: -Tell time of day (movement of.

Astronomy 1010-H Planetary Astronomy Fall_2015 Day-22.

Astrophotography, believe it or not… …is not as hard as rocket science.

A Basic Refractor Telescope The size of the telescope is the diameter of the light-collecting lens.

Telescopes Chapter 3. Objectives To know the general types of telescopes and the advantages and disadvantages of each one. To know the primary parts and.

Unit 57 – Photography Lenses. Lenses of different focal lengths allow photographers to have more creative control 1.Standard lens 2.Wide-angle lens 3.Telephoto.

1 Recent Images of Planetary Nebulae (+ 2 extras) Dick Steinberg DVAA Meeting August 7, 2009.

Telescopes 3 Functions 1. Gather light Size does matter The bigger, the better 2. Resolve detail 3. Magnification Only important for solar system objects.

Astrophotography The hunt for darker skies. Celestron advanced series GT C100ED-R.

Properties of Telescopes. Magnification Magnification is how much larger an image in a telescope is when compared to when the object is seen by the naked.

Stellar Properties. A. Optical Telescopes a.Three properties that aid astronomers: i. LIGHT GATHERING POWER - ability to intercept more light, producing.

Dioptrics, catoptrics, and more! TELESCOPES. BINOCULARS VERSUS TELESCOPES There are two main types of image magnification devices Binoculars Telescopes.

Astronomy Picture of the Day APOD. March 2, 2015.

Telescopes How do they work?. 1. History 2. Lenses & Hardware 3. Reflecting Telescopes 4. Refracting Telescopes.

Telescopes come in three basic styles

Observation of RR Lyrae Variable RS Boo Results and Future Work

Homework #4 What is the maximum resolution of your eyes (assume the wavelength range that your eyes are sensitive to is 300 – 700 nm and that your iris.

Goal: To understand the tools needed to do Amateur Astronomy.

Into to Telescopes Version for CSUEB (8” Celestron)

Objectives: To understand signal To understand noise

Telescopes Chapter 3 Objectives To know the general types of telescopes and the advantages and disadvantages of each one. To know the primary parts.

Sponge: Draw the four types of reflectors.

Choosing a Telescope Telescope Types Telescope Features

Intro to CCD Imaging Joe Roberts

OPTICAL TELESCOPES Optical telescopes gather the visible light to observe distant objects. There are Three Basic Types of Optical Telescopes Refracting.

The Commissioning of Northern Arizona University’s Barry Lutz Telescope Student Arron Shiffer Mentor S.C. Tegler.

Cosmic Perspective and Telescopes

Telescopes How do they work?.

Observations and the telescope

Unit 3 Practice Test Answer KEY

Telescopes Chapter 3.

Telescopes How do they work?.

Telescopes come in three basic styles

Presentation transcript:

Telescope Design Matt Watwood Phys 2062

Purpose To have the capability of photographing nebula and other deep space objects To be portable and compact enough to carry on a weekend trip To help share the sky and larger objects normally seen only from Hubble images

Basics Reflector Telescope Orion SkyView Pro 8" Equatorial Reflector Telescope Best for viewing bright deep space objects Best for photographing deep sky objects Citations in Notes

Specifications Focal Length: 1000mm Aperture: 203 mm Tube length: 38 in Tube weight: 16.5 lbs Limiting Stellar Magnitude: 14.2

Base/Controls Equatorial Mount Controlled motion for pictures Orion IntelliScope Computerized Object Locator

Eye Pieces Comes with 25mm Orion Sirius Plössl and 10mm Orion Sirius Plössl Orion HighLight Plossl 7.5mm 13mm Orion Stratus Wide-Field Eyepiece Barlow Orion 2x 3-Element Apochromatic Barlow Lens

Camera Orion StarShoot Pro V2.0 Color CCD Imaging Camera 6.1 Megapixel resolution Thermoelectric cooling and and on-board fan to reduce temperature noise with IR filter. Windows compatible software Exposure range: seconds to 9.3 hours

Filters Oxygen III Filter to see more detail in Nebulae H-alpha to eliminate light pollution and make viewing possible in more locations.

Other Pocket Sky Atlas Filter wheel Free Time Clear Nights Total Cost: Approx $2750 Unless otherwise noted, all pictures used are from