The main disadvantage of a radio telescope is the poor resolution of the images they obtain. This isn't due to a flaw in the design, but in a limitation of the radio signals they observe. The longer the wavelength of light (radio waves are light!) the fuzzier the image you receive.
In order to combat this, a larger telescope is needed. Radio telescopes are thus the largest astronomical telescopes, measuring hundreds of meters across (e.g. Arecibo radio telescope) or composed of many smaller dishes in large arrays of dozens of radio dishes (e.g. VLBA, Very Long Baseline Array).
Another disadvantage is the amount of human generated noise can easily interfere with the telescopes, and is harder to isolate and shield than from light pollution, as it easily reaches beyond horizons and around terrain and obstacles. This can require remote observation sites.
They also have many advantages, but that isn't the purpose of this question.
some times they take awhile ot transfer back. this is bad because you want it ot be quick.
Radio waves have long wavelengths, so radio telescopes have poor resolution.
Infrared waves penetrate dust clouds in space, allowing us to see areas that emit no light.
Radio waves have long wavelengths, so radio telescopes have poor resolution.
Well, its simple, there are two things that are in common.... both telescopes have a eye peice and a radio telescope doesnt.... theres more to it and the radio telescope looks way diffrent then the regular ones..... Wow! What a non-answer this person has given! For one thing, radio telescopes look more like satellite dishes than traditional telescopes. Rather than operating on the visible light spectrum as a reflecting or refracting telescope would, radio telescopes gather information from the infrared light spectrum - radiation waves. These radiation waves are collected to form a picture of whatever the radio telescope is looking at. I'm not a scientist; I'm not an astronomy student. I just did a little bit of research that the original answerer obviously didn't do.
Everywhere. Literally. The universe is filled with infrared radiation and will be until the universe's temperature drops to absolute zero. As for where it is found in abundance : any place that feels warm to you.
The surface of a radio telescope doesn't have to be as flawless as the surface of an optical telescope because the radio telescope is collecting radio waves, something that will not be affected by faults in the glass. Optical telescopes, on the other hand, are collecting light, where faults in the surface can interfere with the image.
Radio Telescope Arrays
You can't see constellations with a telescope. In fact, you may be looking straight into one, but you'll never notice it until you come out from behind your telescope.
infra-red telescope is a telescope in which you can look at everything in the waves of infra-red.
Yes, it can take pix in infrared.
Infrared the answer is a refracting telescope :p
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Disadvantages Harder to operate in space more expensive you can't get such a large telescope. it's harder to repair a Hubble telescope
infrared radiation
infrared radiation
Advantages-Many things are controlled by infrared. sensors are invisible to the naked eye and are very reliable. Disadvantages- Most infrared sensors must be lined up or they will not work
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It is Spitzer not Splitzer. It is an infrared observatory orbiting the sun.
how is named after the hubble space telescope