What are some key astronomy discoveries involving astrophotography?
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Query by Sarah: What are some major astronomy discoveries involving astrophotography?
What important discoveries in astronomy would have been otherwise unattainable without some sort of photography? Many thanks!
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Response by Nyx
Discovery of Pluto and other comparable objects.
Big scale framework of the Milky Way and other galaxies (dust and fuel clouds)
IR, UV and X-ray astronomy
photometry of variable stars (an individual bit ccd digital camera)
spectroscopy (which include red shift recording)
Retaining track of light echoes from extended previous novae
Classification of galaxies
effects of planetary gravity on comets (Shoemaker-Levy 9)
And so on
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The 2010 University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy Open Dwelling.
Problem by Mike: Where by can I find astronomy information content articles?
I have to compose very simple one web page reports about latest news in astronomy, having said that I don’t know where to discover any pertinent stories. Does anybody have a web page deal with to some 50 % fascinating stories that entail area? Its a rather vague assignment so truly just about something involving room will do.
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Reply by Duma
http://www.nasa.gov/
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July 12th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
No major telescope has been built at least since World War 2 that could be used other than by photography. In fact, I doubt that any professional astronomer has looked through a telescope (except maybe a toy that was being checked as a gift for a child or neighbor) in well over half a century. So any discovery you care to name in that time period, and plenty before then, would involve photography (except for radio astronomy, of course).
July 12th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
Space.com – Sorry to state the obvious, but it’s the site I use to stay current. Also, the New York Times has a very good Space & Cosmos section – http://www.nytimes.com/pages/science/space/
Discovery also has a nice section – http://news.discovery.com/space/
July 12th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
Nasa.gov is very good
Astronomy Pic of the Day has all sort of interesting articles – though there are nearly 20 years of articles, some aren’t quite current.
Astronomy magazine has an on-line website, as does Sky & Telescope – both have cool articles from time to time.