Viewing the light of stars through a telescope as opposed to the naked eye?


Posted November 20th, 2009 by admin 5 Comments »
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hydropowerman34 asked:


Say I wanted to look at a star that was 200 million light years away with my naked eye. The light I’m seeing is from 200 million years ago. Now, if I look at that same star with the Hubble telescope, am I seeing the same light that I saw with my naked eye, or does the telescopic vision capture light from much earlier?
Lots of good information. Thanks.

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Have you already seen a planet in your naked eye without using a telescope?


Posted March 13th, 2009 by admin 10 Comments »
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Engr. Ronald asked:


Have you already seen a planet in your naked eye without using a telescope? If yes, how did you know it is a planet and what planet is that?

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How many years does a telescope take off?


Posted March 1st, 2009 by admin 8 Comments »
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rebekkah asked:


When I look at a star, I am seeing it the way it looked x number of years ago. If I look through a telescope, is it the same number of years as when I see it with my naked eye, or does it allow us to see the star in a more recent state?

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Can you use night vision equipment on a telescope?


Posted February 23rd, 2009 by admin 4 Comments »
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J-Chef asked:


I was just curious because when I’m out in the countryside and take along a nightvision monocular and look up at the stars I can see a lot more than with the naked eye. I’ve also seen some (what seems to be) pretty weird stuff when doing it.

I had an astronomy teacher who said that the night vision would be overwhelmed with the amount of infra-red light the telescope would pick up, but I’m not sure I neccessarily believe him. Does it work, or can you make it work with some kind of modification?

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what is the good average resolution telescope to view moon?


Posted February 4th, 2009 by admin 3 Comments »
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Anas M asked:


I’m looking to buy a good telescope not to expensive. But I Want to view Moon much closer than naked eye and view other planets also. What is the best telescope for it?

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what is the good average resolution telescope to view moon?


Posted February 4th, 2009 by admin 3 Comments »
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Anas M asked:


I’m looking to buy a good telescope not to expensive. But I Want to view Moon much closer than naked eye and view other planets also. What is the best telescope for it?

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