Telescope Objective and Eyepiece望远镜的物镜与目镜.pptVIP

Telescope and Instruments Intensities of Lines in Absorption Spectra: Atoms absorb energy Emission spectra are a set of bright lines: atoms emit energy Observing Planets and Moons Spectra of Titan (Moon of Saturn):Methane (CH4) Observatories and TelescopesMauna Kea, Hawaii (14,000 ft) Why do telescopes need to be located at high altitude and dry climate ? Telescopes – Mirrors and Lenses Telescopes are basically a large mirror (reflecting) or a lens (refracting) Consider the human eye as ‘telescope’ What determines the “power” of a telescope ? Collecting Area Lens Retina Eye could be a “refracting” telescope, but the size is very small Collecting Area = Power A = p ( d / 2)2 ; d – diameter Diameter of the telescope indicates its power Largest optical telescope: Keck 1 and 2, each with a mirror of 10 m diameter Large Binocular Telescope (LBT): Ohio State, Arizona, Germany, Italy ? Two 8.4 m mirrors in a binocular shaped mount HST – Only 2.4 m, but with a huge advantage How much more powerful than HST is the Keck (neglecting that advantage) ? New 30m telescope on the drawing board Large Binocular TelescopeMount Graham, Arizona Objective and eyepiece Telescope ? Objective and Eyepiece The main function of a telescope is to collect as much light as possible from the source, NOT to magnify an image Need bigger and bigger telescopes! The main mirror or lens of a telescope is called the OBJECTIVE The Eye-Piece (small lens or mirror) is to magnify the image after it is formed from the light collected by the objective Properties of Light and Telescopes Reflection ? Mirrors Refraction ? Lenses Simple Refracting Telescope Objective Lens Secondary Lens (Eyepiece) Focus Convex lens Spheres of light from distant source ? parallel rays at the observer Different speeds in different media? Bending or Refraction Refraction of light beam Light bends towards the perpendicular going into denser medium, and vice-versa Normal (Perpendicular) Refraction