1. Advanced Telescope Stuff Video

2. Telescope History Video Eyes on the Sky1 Eyes on the Sky2 Eyes on the Sky3 Eyes on the Sky4 Eyes on the Sky5 Eyes on the Sky6

3. Active Optics Adjustments to the primary mirror due to sagging, weight shifting, thermal expansion, & manufacturing errors. Mirror is thin and has electric adjustors along its back Adjustment per minute

5. Adaptive Optics Adjustment to the primary or secondary mirror to compensate for atmospheric distortions. Mirror is thin and has electric adjustors along its back 1000 time/second

6. Adaptive Optics

8. Video on Adaptive Optics

9. CCD Charge Coupled Device Digital Film

10. CCD Very efficient, they can detect very dim light

11. CCD Detects B&W, not color Filters used to get color

12. Segmented Mirrors

14. Interferometry VLBL Radio Telescope

15. Interferometry Increase the resolution

16. Great Magellan Telescope Gemini Telescope SIM Telescope

17. Telescopes in Chile http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkYZS OfEm1w&feature=related

18. Arecibo Message

19. Credits http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGf6wSQhz80 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJQDJvUS4g http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX6ab3J-1V0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qruxj0VY_q0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxelYpoYpzA&f eature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?