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Why astronomers don't launch radio telescopes into space to make observations?
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∙ 15y ago
They are too big and heavy for it to be possible to launch them into space.
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Are optical telescopes much bigger then radio telescopes?
No they are not bigger then radio telescopes at all.
How are the telescopes Keck I and Keck II different from radio telescope?
They are optical telescopes.
Group of radio telescopes radio telescope array radio astronomy?
Radio Telescope Arrays
Radio telescopes are the best way to receive enhanced radio broadcasts.?
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A device used to detect radio waves from space?
they use radio waves to pick up some what satellite images or existance of things in space
Why do optical astronomers place telescopes at the top of mountains while radio astronomers put their telescopes in valleys?
Optical telescopes are placed high to avoid having to look through the thickest part of the atmosphere. Radio telescopes are place in valleys to avoid the effects of man-made electrical noise in the telescope.
Why are radio telescopes able to operate all the time?
That is because radio waves pass through clouds so radio astronomers do not have to wait for a clear sky.
What tool do astronomers use to study space?
they use space probes,satellites,and of coarse,telescopes.
How astronomy is related to technology?
All of the observational tools needed by astronomers: astrolabes, quadrant, clocks, sextants, octant, spectrographs, polarimeters, telescopes, optical mount, radio telescopes, space telescopes, etc. are products of various technologies.
How do astronomers study the very outer regions of the universe?
radio waves. Of course they also use very big optical telescopes.
What is an instrument used by astronomers to gather information aboutstars?
An optical telescope is commonly used, with radio telescopes used by the larger institutes.
Does a Space Telescope have an antenna?
Yes. Space telescopes require many radio antennas to transmit their observations back to Earth.
Do astronomers spend all their time looking through a telescope and recording their results?
Nowadays, the bulk of the work astronomers do is on computers. They spend a small portion of their time at telescopes actually taking data. Astronomically-useful telescopes rarely have eyepieces you can look through. Radio, ultraviolet, or infrared telescopes collect light that you can't even see with your eye! Telescopes that collect visible light often have electronic cameras called CCD cameras that create an image in a computer. Many telescopes are used to create a spectrum (the light is split into a rainbow, and the brightness of each color is measured). Radio telescopes record signals that astronomers can reconstruct using a computer to make an image or a spectrum.
How radio telescopes differ from optical telescopes.?
Radio telescopes collect radio waves. Optical telescopes capture visible light waves.
Are optical telescopes much bigger then radio telescopes?
No they are not bigger then radio telescopes at all.
What is interferometry?
Astronomers improved radio images by connecting telescopes. If two radio telescopes are separated by distance but are connected electronically, their signals can be combined using a computer. The resulting images are as good as if one telescope were used that was as big as the distance between the two. This method is called interferometry.
Do astronomers love the winter months as it gets darker earlier?
This might be true more for amateur astronomers than for professionals. Professional astronomy is less dependent on that than they used to be. Astronomers deal with data that comes from radio telescopes and from other very sophisticated hardware.
