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What are the disadvantages of telescopes?
Some disadvantages of telescopes include limited field of view, susceptibility to atmospheric conditions such as turbulence and light pollution, and the need for regular maintenance and calibration to ensure optimal performance. Additionally, high-quality telescopes can be expensive and may require specialized expertise to operate effectively.
Do x ray and gamma ray telescopes have the same design as an optical instrument?
No, x-rays and gamma rays cannot be focused by lenses or conventional telescope mirrors. To make mirrors that will focus x-rays or gamma rays you need very shallow glancing angle mirrors, that are nearly just parabolically tapered tubes. Typically several of these tubes with the same focal point but different diameter are nested inside each other.
What is used to detect gamma rays?
Scintillation detectors, semiconductor detectors, and Geiger-Muller tubes are commonly used to detect gamma rays. These detectors work by measuring the ionizing radiation produced when gamma rays interact with matter.
What instrument to astronomers use?
They use telescopes, but different types of telescopes. There are telescopes for radio waves, microwaves, infrared light, visible light, ultraviolet light, x-rays, and gamma rays, all depending on what it is you're trying to see.
Do astronomers use ground-based X-ray telescopes?
Yes, astronomers use ground-based X-ray telescopes to study high-energy phenomena in space. These telescopes are typically located at high-altitude sites to reduce interference from Earth's atmosphere and are used to observe sources such as black holes, neutron stars, and supernova remnants.
Why are x-ray telescopes and gamma - ray telescopes in space?
The earth's atmosphere doesn't let these rays reach the ground, so the telescopes are placed in orbit where they can receive the rays.
What are the disadvantages of telescopes?
Some disadvantages of telescopes include limited field of view, susceptibility to atmospheric conditions such as turbulence and light pollution, and the need for regular maintenance and calibration to ensure optimal performance. Additionally, high-quality telescopes can be expensive and may require specialized expertise to operate effectively.
What are some Types of Space Telescopes?
Gamma, X-ray, Optical, and Radio
What are some ways scientist study the universe?
they use radio telescopes, infrared, gamma ray, and etc.
What has the author Stefan Vasile written?
Stefan Vasile has written: 'Studies of Avalanche Photodiodes (APDs) as readout devices for scintillating fibers for high energy gamma-ray astronomy telescopes' -- subject(s): Charged particles, Gamma rays, Space exploration, Low noise, Satellite-borne instruments, Scintillating fibers, Gamma ray telescopes, Avalanche diodes
What has the author Richard Lee Balthazor written?
Richard Lee Balthazor has written: 'Detectors for imaging Gamma-ray telescopes'
Why have scientists put ultraviolet infrared infrared gamma's and X ray telescopes in space?
they did it to get more detailed pictures of space
What has the author Seth Digel written?
Seth Digel has written: 'GLAST' -- subject(s): Gamma ray bursts, Space mission, Gamma ray telescopes, Imaging techniques, Gamma ray observatory
Do x ray and gamma ray telescopes have the same design as an optical instrument?
No, x-rays and gamma rays cannot be focused by lenses or conventional telescope mirrors. To make mirrors that will focus x-rays or gamma rays you need very shallow glancing angle mirrors, that are nearly just parabolically tapered tubes. Typically several of these tubes with the same focal point but different diameter are nested inside each other.
What are the types of telescopes that are used for astronomical observation?
The three major types are the optical, the infrared, and the radio telescopes. There are other specialized instruments for observing gamma rays, or x-rays, or for doing processes such as interferometry. Among the optical telescopes are the refracting (lens), reflecting (mirror) and compound telescopes (computer-assisted combinations of several smaller telescopes to simulate a much larger one).
Can you provide an explanation of different telescope types?
There are two main types of telescopes: refracting telescopes and reflecting telescopes. Refracting telescopes use lenses to gather and focus light, while reflecting telescopes use mirrors. Each type has its own advantages and disadvantages, but both are used to observe distant objects in space.
Why do you not have groundbased gamma ray and x-ray telescopes?
Because radiation at those wavelengths is absorbed in the atmosphere, and very little of it ever reaches the ground. Operated on the ground, those telescopes would see almost nothing.
