Sunday, February 3, 2013

Week of February 4th
This image, take by the Herschel Space Telescope, is the massive Andromeda Galaxy seen in infrared.  Notice how clear the spiral arms look compared to the image of the galaxy in visible light below.


Our Week

Monday:  1.  Finish Tools of Astro. Activity - go over in class 
 2.  Work on Telescope Digital Project - due on Thursday posted in dropbox on Schoology

Tuesday-Thursday:  1.  Orion Night Sky Viewing Activity due Wed. 2.  Work on Telescope Project

Friday: 5 telescope project reviews due - complete handout and turn in

Questions of the Week
On January 30th, NASA launched its newest communications satellite - seen heading to space in an Atlas rocket.  Besides communications, what are some other ways in which we use satellites?
Pictured above is the beautiful, but very cloudy, Orion Nebula.   This nebula is an amazing stellar nursery.  This picture was taken by the Hubble Space Telescope - what type of electromagnetic radiation is the image in?

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  1. We use satelites for GPS, weather, and military purposes. This image is in visible light.

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  2. We use satellites for Radio, TV, GPS, and military.

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  3. We use satellites for Gps, Television and Radio

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  4. We use satellites for Gps, Television and Radio

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  5. We use satellites for gps, weather, military purposes, television and radio.

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  6. We use satellites for radios, GPS, military spying, television, and weather. The image is in visible light.

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  7. We use satellites for weather, radio, television, military, and navigation.

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  8. We use satellites for GPS, Military,and radio/TV.

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  9. Satellites are used for radios, GPS, military purposes, television and weather.

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  10. Satellites are used for military surveillance, internet, and weather monitoring. The electromagnetic radiation is visible light.

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  11. Satellites have many purposes. They can be used for military purposes(surveillance), television, GPS navigation systems, and weather monitoring.

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