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Optical Astronomy

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  • 01/27/08--22:44: Broader scope of optical astronomy (chan 3144800)

    • Infrared, ultraviolet and optical astronomy. While popular use of the term still means its historical meaning (that is, limiting it to the visible astronomy) that kind of astronomy is now more accurately called by scientists as visible light astronomy. The term optical astronomy is now being used to refer to other types of astronomy at other electromagnetic [...]

  • 01/27/08--22:47: Visible light astronomy (chan 3144800)

    • Visible light astronomy encompasses many observations via telescopes that work in the spectrum of visible light. Visible light astronomy includes: Imaging, where a picture of object is created; Photometry, where the flux or intensity of the electromagnetic radiation created by an astronomical body is measured; Spectroscopy, where the distribution of light is analyzed with respect to different wavelengths; and Polarimetry, [...]

  • 01/27/08--22:51: Optical Astronomy (chan 3144800)

    • Optical astronomy refers to the observation and study of light. It includes the non-visible and visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum. Optical astronomy is one of the many types of astronomy that belongs to the main type called Observational Astronomy. Optical Astronomy, just like the other types of observational astronomy, make use of information about the heavenly bodies [...]