Netherlands Institute of Radio Astronomy-ASTRON

Aerospace and Aeronautical engineers are rapidly coming up with solutions to these problems and I aspire to be part of the community that is at the heart of these ground breaking advancements. From an early age, astronomy and observations of the night sky such as constellations, galaxies and other celestial bodies have caught my eye and I have spent many hours watching and learning about space. This passion has tremendously helped me with my optional unit of Astrophysics, my keen interest helping me to make links and further enhance my knowledge, for example, a white dwarf's gases don't behave as an ideal gas and how this can cause the accretion of hydrogen on its surface. This in turn can lead onto a recurrent novae, which as an amateur astronomer

This activity is about the main events in New Horizon’s journey to Pluto and beyond.

Meridian has been manufacturing fine telescopes for 80 years and has developed a well-earned reputation for quality craftsmanship. The company itself produces and sells two distinct lines of telescopes, which are produced in its 200,000 square feet facility. Furthermore, both lines have been developed to appeal to distinct target audiences who have an interest in the company’s products. The older line, for which there has been steady demand, consists of small professional telescopes that ultimately have laid the foundation for Meridian’s strong reputation. Following the success of

Astrolabe – a complex type of inclinometer in the shape of a sphere or large circle used to chart the positions of stars, planets, moon and Sun, which could then be used to estimate location (use triangulation) and time. Originally invented around 150 B.C., it was greatly developed in the Islamic world. Similar, the marine astrolabe, a large disc shaped instrument used for navigation while at sea.

NASA - NSSDC - Spacecraft - Details. 2015. NASA - NSSDC - Spacecraft - Details. [ONLINE] Available at:http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1966-020A. [Accessed 10 June 2015].

Prior the 20th century, it was unacceptable for women to study or work in the fields of science. Of course, this included fields such as astronomy. Yet, this did not stop the women who were interested by what laid beyond our planet’s night sky. In a field dominated by men even today, it is valuable to recall the important contributions and achievements of women in astronomy.

Elizabeth Gibney discusses the history of fast radio bursts and astronomer’s strategy to finding them in the universe in her article, “Fast Radio Bursts are Astronomy’s Next Big Thing.” She begins by defining fast radio bursts as “fleeting blasts of energetic cosmic radiation of unknown cause.” (Gibney) Gibney briefly reviles that even though FBRs were discovered a decade ago, the phenomenon has just recently been accepted as genuine.

He pondered and fathered many ideas. To this day, he is still in outer space, but this time through the lens of a powerful telescope taking pictures of the sun’s corona. Loren still goes to work at MSU to input and organize data and his work is considered world class. To Loren there is no bounds to what can be accomplished. And he is indeed accomplished! Throughout his life he delivered countless presentations and special events and has over 160 publications, leading to over 20 awards and honors. All of these accomplishments focus on generating new ideas and exploring new concepts.

Astronomy and Cosmology have always been an interesting subjects for me since I was little. The two units before this unit were somewhat new to me but weren’t filled with a colossal amount of information. When we arrived at this unit I thought it would be a review of what I had already knew about space, but really it was much more than just planets and stars. My knowledge and view of the universe has drastically changed after learning about various concepts like the Main Sequence, Cosmic Microwave Blackbody Radiation, and red or blue shifts. From this i’ve learned that what is happening here on Earth is nothing compared to what is happening to what is happening in the far reaches of space. There is so much going on in our universe and it

The duality of simplicity and mystery reiterate the importance of understanding those visitors from space and time. Even common chondrites like Allende play such a significant role in raising the awareness in astronomy on one side by expanding the interest in collecting cosmic relics, but more importantly in lifting the interest and curiosity of the public in deepening the research in the astronomy field.

Cygnus A is a radio galaxy, and one of the strongest radio sources in the sky. It was discovered byGrote Reber in 1939. In 1951, Cygnus A, along with Cassiopeia A, and Puppis A were the first "radio stars" identified with an optical source. Of these, Cygnus A became the first radio galaxy; the other two being nebulae inside the Milky Way.[3] In 1953 Roger Jennison and M K Das Gupta showed it to be a double source.[4] Like all radio galaxies, it contains an active galactic nucleus.

Two years ago, NASA lost their STEREO-B spacecraft. No, it's not an awesome sound system for space. It's actually a spacecraft who's job was to observe the sun. In 2006, STEREO entered the sun's orbit which allowed it to look at the sun from multiple angles. For years, it did a fine job, and we learned an a great deal about the high-energy

Unlike multiple ways of inspecting the galaxy, radar astronomy is often desirable due to the lack of a need for a large space endeavor. Multiple expeditions made to explore the galaxy require launches of machines such as rovers and satellites. With the use of radar astronomy, these methods are sometimes not required. Moreover, radars are also much safer because the observer can gather information without large risks that require immense amounts of precaution, radar astronomy has also accelerated our research of the

I attended Austin Peay’s 1st Quarter Night on February 15, 2016. On this day, we had approximately four telescopes set up with three I managed to catalog, and were introduced to a variety of extension and aid devices. Among the telescopes I documented I was able to record

First observed in the early 70's \citep{Giacconi71, Tananbaum72}, the APPs are the brightest objects in the X-ray sky. Their powerful electromagnetic radiation is powered by the gravitational potential energy of the accreted matter. The accreting matter is directed by the magnetosphere onto the the magnetic poles of the star, thereby increasing its energy and angular momentum in the process. The rapid slowdown of the accreting matter at the polar surface of the star releases gravitational potential energy as X-rays, and the rotation of these X-ray hot spots across our line of sight gives rise to the observed periodic