Telescopes Basics
Inventor of the first telescope
Galileo
Name one condition that makes an ideal location for a ground-based observatory. Bonus: Name more for 100 pts. each
High Elevation, dry climate, dark skies, away from population centers and bright light.
Type of telescope recognizable for a huge parabolic dish
Radio telescope
Name one disadvantage to using Space-Based telescopes Bonus for 100pts: name another one
very hard to upgrade, repair, and maintain
Space-Based Telescope expected to launch in 2021.
James Webb Space Telescope
Type of telescope that uses mirrors
Reflecting telescope
The problem caused by the bright lights in a city that prevents study of the night skies
Light Pollution
Object located in Arecibo Puerto Rico
Largest radio telescope in the world
Space Telescope named after a famous pioneer in space study.
Hubble Space Telescope
Location of the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope. Subject to a protest by locals.
Maunakea, Big Island, Hawaii
Type of lens that is bowed outward and used for far-sighted distance.
Observatory based on the Big Island of Hawaii that has, lately, been the subject of a HUGE protest.
Maunakea
Y shaped radio telescope made up of 27 separate radio dishes located in NM
VLA (Very Large Array) telescope
Recently retired space telescope used to study planetary formation
Spitzer Space Telescope
A telescope SO large it will be larger than The Roman Coliseum and close in size to Notre Dame Cathedral
Extremely Large Telescope (ELT)
Type of telescope used in most observatories
Reflecting telescope
Currently, site of the world's largest grouping of optical telescopes
Kitt Peak Observatory AZ
Telescopes used to study the Sun.
Solar Telescopes
Name one element of the Electromagnetic Spectrum studied by Space Telescopes Bonus: name more for 100 pts each
gamma rays, xrays, ultraviolet radiation, ultrared radiation
HUGE telescope that will have 7 separate segments with a power 10x the Hubble Space telescope
Giant Magellan Telescope
Type of telescope that uses a series of lenses
Refracting telescope
Named as the best site in the world for space obersvation BUT....
Ridge A Antarctica
This makes it easy to identify a land-based optical telescope observatory.
Dome
Name one advantage of an Airborne Observatory Bonus: Name more for 100 pts each
cheaper to deploy, operate, maintain, and update; cheaper to build; above Earth's atmosphere for clearer views
Location of many of the largest and soon to be largest telescopes in the world
Atacama Desert Chile