2. Radio Telescope Basics :
What does Radio Telescope do ???
Planet Observation…
Detect Sun Spots…
Seeing Between Stars…
Observing Energetic Objects…
History behind the Radio Telescope !!!
o Karl Jansky ,a Radio Engineer first discovered radio waves in August 1931…
4. Light rays from a distant source,
parallel to the "mirror axis" all
meet at one point, the focus.
Position Of The Sub-Reflector
CCD
5. How do Radio Telescopes work?
press downtelescopes work like this
Press radio arrow to view animation
Some up arrow to reset animation
Other radio telescopes work like this
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Advantages of radio telescopes
They can see the other side of the Milky Way.
They work day or night.
They can see much further distance objects compared to
optical telescope.
They are relatively simple technology.
9. Disadvantages of radio telescopes.
They have to be very very big.
They are expensive to build and maintain.
The electronics need to be super cooled to increase
precision.