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An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geology, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. Historically, observatories were as simple as containing an astronomical sextant (for measuring the distance between stars) or Stonehenge (which has some alignments on astronomical phenomena). Astronomical observatoriesFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License  joeorman.shutterace.com 500px x 665px | 54.60kB [source page] Tour Guide Jill Allen with Pluto Telescope  60kph.com 600px x 800px | 72.50kB [source page] Photograph of the old and the new Hanle Observatories From Yahoo Image Search: "observatories"  uwnews.org Sandra Hines ( ) hu, 12 Aug 2010 21:07:23 GM It's part of the National Science Foundation's Ocean . Observatories. Initiative and represents a major investment by the foundation in new approaches to science in the ocean basins. The Ocean . Observatories. Initiative is managed by the ... From Google Blog Search: "observatories"  tradingmarkets.com Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:16:39 GMT+00:00 Trading Markets (press release) The company's solutions will help support Hansen's Solar Dynamic Observatory (SDO) group's research on the origin of solar variability, the company said. ... SGI Solutions to Accelerate Stanford University's Research on Solar Variability RFPConnect.com  universetoday.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:21:16 GMT+00:00 Universe Today Other GRB hunting satellites quickly joined in and ground based observatories , including ROTSE-III and Keck made observations as well. ...  newyorker.com Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:41:34 GMT+00:00 New Yorker (blog) A lot of the big federal pork that Stevens brought home had to do with aviation: Air Force bases, NASA observatories , a system for subsidizing airfreight ... From Google News Search: "observatories" Do observatories have a way to edit time exposures to remove transient noise? Q. Let's say the big telescope at Palomar or Kitt Peak was making a long exposure of a nebula. Unfortunately, during the exposure a commercial jet happens to fly across the field of view. After the exposure is completed, an astronomer discovers this source of extraneous light. Can the recorded data be edited to remove the airplane, or is the job ruined? Asked by jondalar469 - Sat Sep 6 14:56:15 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. They don't use film anymore. They use digital sensors, just like a digital camera. A time exposure is really thousands of individual electronic snapshots of an object saved to a computer. They use a computer program to lay these images on top of each other, it's called stacking. The program chooses only the best images and rejects the bad ones. Atmospheric conditions are constantly shifting and give more bad images than a rare aircraft flying past. Answered by David - Sat Sep 6 15:58:48 2008 does anybody know how to get into things like observatories, or other scientific projects? Q. i would like to get to do scientific research or work with those who do research as like an intern but i have no collage or any special skill, except my curiosity and my quick learning ability. any tips or suggestions will be much appreciated well any help of any kind is welcomed. Asked by soildersam - Sun Dec 21 05:23:34 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. Volunteer your services, being very clear and honest about your background, education, skills, and why you want to do it. A place with a public outreach is a good place to start, like a science museum or an observatory offering public tours. Show them you are interested, competent, reliable, and willing to work. Then ask for deeper involvement in research areas. If you show yourself valuable enough, it could turn into a paid position. Even if it can't, ask the people who now know you to write letters of recommendation. That lets you establish your reputation more quickly at another place. It's also great for a college application, to show you are interested and willing to work at it. Obviously educate yourself. Answered by Frank N - Sun Dec 21 11:01:44 2008 What are some of the world's best observatories?
Q. What are some of the world's best observatories? Asked by mtb801 - Tue Aug 28 17:56:28 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Keck in Hawaii is technically very advanced with a steerable Multy segmented arrayed installation that can compensate for optical and atmospheric aberrations. It's combined electronically steered mirror array on two units, both are individually larger and combined is better than four times the capacity of Palomar, the old time world heavyweight champ. And yet it's arrayed mirrors are simpler and in relative terms easier and less costly to build. It's also situated at very high altitude, and in a relatively isolated and aerodynamically stable environment. It's widely regarded that installations such as Keck have since surpassed the Hubble Space telescope considerably in their precision effectiveness and overall capability. … [cont.] Answered by max c - Tue Aug 28 19:40:28 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "observatories" |
