This is really tough to answer. It could be the sunspots and moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo that helped solidify the sun centered model. Or just the vastness of our universe that keeps being discovered by the different kinds of telescopes. There are many great discoveries found by them.
Non-optical telescopes allow us to see different things that regular telescopes can't because they are different waves. Non-optical waves can travel through large dust clouds in the universe and not be distorted.
The Gran Telescopio Canarias, also know as the Great Canary Telescope, is the largest reflecting telescope on Earth. It is located in Spain, and is made up of 36 segmented mirrors that total a diameter of 10.4 meters. The two Keck telescopes we learned about in class are the next two biggest reflecting telescopes with a diameter of 10 meters.
Shelby - Good response. Technically the telescope in Spain is larger, but it isn't as effective as the Keck telescopes. For example, there is an even larger telescope called the HET in Texas that we didn't talk about, but it's effective area is also less than the Keck telescopes. So, I omitted the GTC on purpose.
What has been one of the most ground breaking discoveries that has been found/ seen with a telescope?
ReplyDeleteThis is really tough to answer. It could be the sunspots and moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo that helped solidify the sun centered model. Or just the vastness of our universe that keeps being discovered by the different kinds of telescopes. There are many great discoveries found by them.
DeleteWhy would you want to use non optical astronomy for?
ReplyDeleteWhy would you want to use non optical astronomy for?
ReplyDeleteNon-optical telescopes allow us to see different things that regular telescopes can't because they are different waves. Non-optical waves can travel through large dust clouds in the universe and not be distorted.
DeleteWhere is the largest telescope in existence today?
ReplyDeleteAnd just how big is it?
The Gran Telescopio Canarias, also know as the Great Canary Telescope, is the largest reflecting telescope on Earth. It is located in Spain, and is made up of 36 segmented mirrors that total a diameter of 10.4 meters. The two Keck telescopes we learned about in class are the next two biggest reflecting telescopes with a diameter of 10 meters.
DeleteShelby - Good response. Technically the telescope in Spain is larger, but it isn't as effective as the Keck telescopes. For example, there is an even larger telescope called the HET in Texas that we didn't talk about, but it's effective area is also less than the Keck telescopes. So, I omitted the GTC on purpose.
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