Tools of Astronomy Crossword Puzzle
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- resolution: this is the ability to separate two objects that are very close together
- blue shift: this is the color light shifts to as things move towards earth
- reflecting: this kind of telescope uses a mirror to reflect light to a focus
- doppler: the apparent change in the frequency of a way as it moves towards or away from you
- redshift: this is the color light shifts to as things move away from earth
- refracting: this kind of telescope uses a lens to bend light into a focus
- objective: this is the part of a telescope that acts like the “bucket” to collect light
- atmospheric: _ refraction is why stars twinkle light bends and moves as it travels through our atmosphere
- electromagnetic: the _ spectrum is how we observe the known universe
- chromatic: _ aberration is a problem with refracting telescopes because different colors of light at different distances behind the lens
- telescope: these act as light “buckets” that funnel light into a focus (increasing resolution)