This was a very interesting article. It really got me thinking. It is so important to us and our future if we can see beyond what we see now. I was especially fascinated by the question of discovering other planets and perhaps other beings. This is something we have been trying to accomplish from 1976-when we first accomplished a landing on Mars. This question is not only a point of interest for me, but for many others as well. I wonder what the scientists plan to do if they discover other life forms. If we made such large discoveries with the Hubble telescope, we could make so many more with a larger telescope. These scientists really thought this process through. Though it may seem trivial to be concerned about the weather, it is important to be able to see all around the clock. After all, some events only happen once or twice in a year. Also, I thought the incredible effort and patience they put into the building of the telescope was amazing. I wonder how long it will take to build it. This telescope will give us the whole spectrum of the universe; as the article stated, this really is a marvel of modern engineering.
I thought that this was a very interesting article. The Giant Magellan Telescope can answer so many of the worlds questions such as: Are we alone? How many other galaxies are there? Is there life on other planets? I also thought that the way that this piece of machinery will work was very interesting. The light from the edge of the universe will first reflect off of the seven primary mirrors. Then it will reflect again off of the seven smaller mirrors. It will finally go down through the center primary mirror to the charge coupled device imaging cameras. There, the light will be measured to determine how far away objects are and what they are made of. I can't wait until the Giant Magellan Telescope is released in 2019!
This article was extremely fascinating. I most enjoyed learning about how 100 hundred years ago, humans didn't even know that there was more in the galaxy than the Milky Way. I wonder if one day this telescope would be able make a signal/contact with any other planet/others that we may find.
The thing that I am really in awe about is the patience and intelligence it would take to figure out and build this telescope. The Giant Magellan Telescope will be able to revolutionary things for Humanity. The way this telescope works confuses me though I do think it is intriguing. I hope they build more telescopes like this later on!
Ten times greater than the Hubble telescope!!! When the Hubble was first made in 1920, we made amazing discoveries with it about the places beyond our planet. Imagine what could happen with a telescope that is 10 times greater than that telescope! Before the Hubble, people didn't know that there were other galaxies. Now, we think that it was obvious there were other galaxies. However, what if we found that there is some other factor to space that we have completely missed! Maybe a century later, humans will think that our new developement was also obvious. It is amazing to think that new developements could be made to astronomy . Our generation has learned since we were 7 years old about astronomy. Imagine if we had to completely change our learning because we found some new developement! It would be so amazing if we found the secrets of the universe that we have been wanting to find for such a long time. The article mentioned the Big Bang and how our universe formed from it. We have been wondering about this question since we first thought of the Big Bang theory. Also, it could probably tell us if something potentially dangerous was close to the earth such as a meteorite like the one in Russia. Meteorites are very dangerous, and if we could estimate where they land ahead of time, we could save lives. I am so excited for this new telescope and I know that we can make amazing discoveries with it. I wonder about a few things, though. How do they have pictures of the telescope if it won't work until 2023? Also, I was wondering, why is it called the "magellan" telescope? Is it because he was an explorer? I am still unclear on how the telescope will work. How will the concentrated light determine how far away the objects are? I'll definitely try to research more about this topic.
I think this article is very interesting and amazing. I can’t believe that scientists are going to be able to develop this exceptional and advanced telescope. While reading this, I formulated a few topics that I would like to research further. One of the key things that stuck in my mind after reading this article is that GTM’s images are going to be ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope’s. Before reading this article, I couldn’t have imagined coming up with something more effective and amazing than the Hubble. Because of this, I want to research some specifics about the Hubble, and compare it to GTM. For instance, this article mentioned that GTM has a unique design. I want to know a little bit more about the design of the Hubble. This article also mentioned that it will take about ten more years to build this telescope, so I would like to fine out how long it took to build the Hubble.
Earlier I posted some topics of interest that I was going to research, and now I would like to share my findings. My topics were centered around the Hubble telescope, as this article mentioned that GTM’s images should be about ten times sharper than the Hubble’s. This made me curious to know a little bit more about the Hubble, and how it compares to GTM. First, the Hubble took almost ten years to construct, similar to how long scientist think it will take to make GTM. NASA launched the Hubble in 1990. Of course, this is different from GTM, as GTM is going to be landlocked. The Hubble is about as long as a school bus, and weighs the same as two fully mature elephants. It travels around Earth at around five miles per second. In ninety-seven minutes, the Hubble can orbit Earth once. The Hubble, similar to how GTM will act, takes pictures of space, which help scientists learn. The Hubble telescope has helped scientists learn about black holes, dark energy, and explosions that occur when large stars die. Dark energy is a force that makes the universe become larger as time goes on.
Much like a robot, the Hubble telescope responds to specific commands from NASA’s scientists. Communication antennae are located on the telescope so that NASA can communicate with it. In order to function, the Hubble telescope uses solar energy. Some of the energy gotten from the sun is stored in it’s battery so that it can function when it is in Earth’s shadow. The Hubble telescope is in Earth’s shadow for thirty-six minutes out of the ninety-seven used to complete a full orbit. There are many computers and microprocessors in the Hubble that control the numerous subsystems present on the telescope. The two main computers are located near the “waist” of the telescope, and control various systems. One of these computers is responsible for communicating with the instruments, getting data, getting telemetry, sending it’s data off to “interface units” so that it can go to the ground, and sending directions and timing to the various instruments. The other computer is responsible for gyroscopes and what NASA calls the pointing control subsystem. It is also responsible for other numerous smaller functions. Of course, backup computers keep the Hubble protected in the event that there is a problem. Each instrument also has mini computers and microprocessors that control their movements. In my mind, this instrument is very advanced and amazing, and it is really cool that scientists are working on something that will become even better.
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This was a very interesting article. It really got me thinking. It is so important to us and our future if we can see beyond what we see now. I was especially fascinated by the question of discovering other planets and perhaps other beings. This is something we have been trying to accomplish from 1976-when we first accomplished a landing on Mars. This question is not only a point of interest for me, but for many others as well. I wonder what the scientists plan to do if they discover other life forms. If we made such large discoveries with the Hubble telescope, we could make so many more with a larger telescope. These scientists really thought this process through. Though it may seem trivial to be concerned about the weather, it is important to be able to see all around the clock. After all, some events only happen once or twice in a year. Also, I thought the incredible effort and patience they put into the building of the telescope was amazing. I wonder how long it will take to build it. This telescope will give us the whole spectrum of the universe; as the article stated, this really is a marvel of modern engineering.
I thought that this was a very interesting article. The Giant Magellan Telescope can answer so many of the worlds questions such as: Are we alone? How many other galaxies are there? Is there life on other planets? I also thought that the way that this piece of machinery will work was very interesting. The light from the edge of the universe will first reflect off of the seven primary mirrors. Then it will reflect again off of the seven smaller mirrors. It will finally go down through the center primary mirror to the charge coupled device imaging cameras. There, the light will be measured to determine how far away objects are and what they are made of. I can't wait until the Giant Magellan Telescope is released in 2019!
This article was extremely fascinating. I most enjoyed learning about how 100 hundred years ago, humans didn't even know that there was more in the galaxy than the Milky Way. I wonder if one day this telescope would be able make a signal/contact with any other planet/others that we may find.
The thing that I am really in awe about is the patience and intelligence it would take to figure out and build this telescope. The Giant Magellan Telescope will be able to revolutionary things for Humanity. The way this telescope works confuses me though I do think it is intriguing. I hope they build more telescopes like this later on!
Ten times greater than the Hubble telescope!!! When the Hubble was first made in 1920, we made amazing discoveries with it about the places beyond our planet. Imagine what could happen with a telescope that is 10 times greater than that telescope! Before the Hubble, people didn't know that there were other galaxies. Now, we think that it was obvious there were other galaxies. However, what if we found that there is some other factor to space that we have completely missed! Maybe a century later, humans will think that our new developement was also obvious. It is amazing to think that new developements could be made to astronomy . Our generation has learned since we were 7 years old about astronomy. Imagine if we had to completely change our learning because we found some new developement! It would be so amazing if we found the secrets of the universe that we have been wanting to find for such a long time. The article mentioned the Big Bang and how our universe formed from it. We have been wondering about this question since we first thought of the Big Bang theory. Also, it could probably tell us if something potentially dangerous was close to the earth such as a meteorite like the one in Russia. Meteorites are very dangerous, and if we could estimate where they land ahead of time, we could save lives. I am so excited for this new telescope and I know that we can make amazing discoveries with it. I wonder about a few things, though. How do they have pictures of the telescope if it won't work until 2023? Also, I was wondering, why is it called the "magellan" telescope? Is it because he was an explorer? I am still unclear on how the telescope will work. How will the concentrated light determine how far away the objects are? I'll definitely try to research more about this topic.
I think this article is very interesting and amazing. I can’t believe that scientists are going to be able to develop this exceptional and advanced telescope. While reading this, I formulated a few topics that I would like to research further. One of the key things that stuck in my mind after reading this article is that GTM’s images are going to be ten times sharper than the Hubble Space Telescope’s. Before reading this article, I couldn’t have imagined coming up with something more effective and amazing than the Hubble. Because of this, I want to research some specifics about the Hubble, and compare it to GTM. For instance, this article mentioned that GTM has a unique design. I want to know a little bit more about the design of the Hubble. This article also mentioned that it will take about ten more years to build this telescope, so I would like to fine out how long it took to build the Hubble.
Earlier I posted some topics of interest that I was going to research, and now I would like to share my findings. My topics were centered around the Hubble telescope, as this article mentioned that GTM’s images should be about ten times sharper than the Hubble’s. This made me curious to know a little bit more about the Hubble, and how it compares to GTM. First, the Hubble took almost ten years to construct, similar to how long scientist think it will take to make GTM. NASA launched the Hubble in 1990. Of course, this is different from GTM, as GTM is going to be landlocked. The Hubble is about as long as a school bus, and weighs the same as two fully mature elephants. It travels around Earth at around five miles per second. In ninety-seven minutes, the Hubble can orbit Earth once. The Hubble, similar to how GTM will act, takes pictures of space, which help scientists learn. The Hubble telescope has helped scientists learn about black holes, dark energy, and explosions that occur when large stars die. Dark energy is a force that makes the universe become larger as time goes on.
Much like a robot, the Hubble telescope responds to specific commands from NASA’s scientists. Communication antennae are located on the telescope so that NASA can communicate with it. In order to function, the Hubble telescope uses solar energy. Some of the energy gotten from the sun is stored in it’s battery so that it can function when it is in Earth’s shadow. The Hubble telescope is in Earth’s shadow for thirty-six minutes out of the ninety-seven used to complete a full orbit. There are many computers and microprocessors in the Hubble that control the numerous subsystems present on the telescope. The two main computers are located near the “waist” of the telescope, and control various systems. One of these computers is responsible for communicating with the instruments, getting data, getting telemetry, sending it’s data off to “interface units” so that it can go to the ground, and sending directions and timing to the various instruments. The other computer is responsible for gyroscopes and what NASA calls the pointing control subsystem. It is also responsible for other numerous smaller functions. Of course, backup computers keep the Hubble protected in the event that there is a problem. Each instrument also has mini computers and microprocessors that control their movements. In my mind, this instrument is very advanced and amazing, and it is really cool that scientists are working on something that will become even better.
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