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Why can radio telescope can see things that a telescope that detect visible light cant?
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∙ 12y ago
-- The source may be one that emits electromagnetic energy in the radio portion
of the spectrum but little or no visible light.
-- There may be material in the way, such as dust or gas, that absorbs visible light
but doesn't absorb radio energy.
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Are Gamma rays and radio waves both higher frequency than human vision can detect?
No. Visible light is in between those particular forms of electromagnetic radiation. Radio waves are lower frequency (longer wavelength) than visible light. Gamma rays are higher frequency (shorter wavelength) than visible light.
How is a radio telescope different from both a refracting and a reflecting telescope?
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.
If one of the waves represents infrared light and one wave represents visible light which wave represents visible light?
Without any other information, the one with a shorter wavelength/higher frequency will be visible light.
Which electromagnetic wave has a frequency closest to that of visible light?
Visible light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. The visible part has wavelengths of 7000 to 4000 Angstroms. The frequencies are 4.0 - 7.0 x 1014 Hz.
What color are UV rays?
Colour only applies to visible light. UV rays are not visible.
Do hubble telescopes only uses visible light?
There are a number of instruments aboard the Hubble Space Telescope. The primary telescope does collect light in the visible spectrum.
How is a radio telescope different from a refracting telescope?
A radio telescope detects light in the form of radio waves and a refracting telescope detects light in the visible wavelengths
Can you study visible light using a radio telescope?
No.
How much of the electromagnetic spectrum can your eye detect as light?
visible light
What is visible light and what portion can humans detect?
Visible light waves are the electromagnetic waves which are detected by the human eye. They make up only a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. So, visible light is any light in which the human eye can detect.
What are the detectors of visible light waves?
The eye and photosensitive paper both detect visible light.
What space telescope detects visible light from objects in space?
Hubble
What is the telescope that uses lenses to bring visible light to a focus?
refractor
Why did human eyes evolve to detect visible light?
Because the people whose eyes could not detect visible light didn't surviveto have children. They were completely outclassed, outhunted, and outfoughtby the people whose eyes could detect it.
What is some things to look at with your ordinary telescope?
There are literally millions of things that can be viewed through your telescope, but among the easiest are Venus, which is visible either just after the sun sets or just prior to it's rise (depending on the time of year) and is the brightest natural light in the sky, and Jupiter, which is usually visible directly above and slightly to the south (if you live in the northern hemisphere), and is visible to the naked eye. When viewed through a telescope, you can even see the moons.
Does the hubble telescope reflect light?
Yes. The Hubble Space Telescope is frequently visible in the evening skies as it passes overhead.
Largest visible light telescope?
Currently, the largest optical telescope is the Gran Telescopio Canarias in the Canary Islands, Spain.
