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written by Kevin M. Lee
published by the Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska
supported by the National Science Foundation
This collection of questions and resources covers telescopes and astronomical instruments. The questions are designed to be used for in-class student engagement activities. Topics include refraction, reflection, telescopes of different types and focal arrangements, powers of a telescope, CCDs and spectrographs.

This is part of a larger collection of similar astronomy modules from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This entire collection covers most of the topics found in most undergraduate introductory astronomy courses.
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Astronomy
- Instrumentation
= Telescopes
Optics
- Geometrical Optics
- Lower Undergraduate
- High School
- Informal Education
- Collection
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Lecture/Presentation
- Assessment Material
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© 2004 University of Nebraska
NSF Number:
0404988
Keywords:
ccd, reflection, refraction, spectrograph, telescope
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Metadata instance created March 30, 2009 by Alea Smith
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May 20, 2009 by Bruce Mason
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March 30, 2009
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K. Lee, (Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2004), WWW Document, (http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/telescopes.html).
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K. Lee, UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments (Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 2004), <http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/telescopes.html>.
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Lee, K. (2009, March 30). UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska: http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/telescopes.html
Chicago Format
Lee, Kevin. UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, March 30, 2009. http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/telescopes.html (accessed 14 October 2024).
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Lee, Kevin. UNL Astronomy ClassAction: Telescopes and Astronomical Instruments. Lincoln: Astronomy Education at the University of Nebraska, 2004. 30 Mar. 2009. National Science Foundation. 14 Oct. 2024 <http://astro.unl.edu/classaction/telescopes.html>.
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