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Radio Astronomy
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NASA
M51
Whirlpool Galaxy
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: Vallian
OpticalTelescope
Radio Telescope
CCD Array
NoiseCorrection
NoiseCorrection & Assembly
Radio Receiver
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Telescopes and Resolutions
Cygnus A Radio Source
Images courtesy of Paul Lowell
Images courtesy of Paul Lowell
Images courtesy of Paul Lowell
Images courtesy of Paul Lowell
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of U. Manchester
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Very Long Baseline Interferometry
Interferometry
Very Large Array Australia Telescope Compact Array
Signal from one telescope.
Signals from a pair of telescopes combined.
Image courtesy of ATCA
Image courtesy of Paul Lowell
Images courtesy of Paul Lowell
Distant thunderstorm
Sunset
Suspected USAF Flyovers
Image courtesy of Christian Wolff
Star Same star w/ nearby satellite
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Noise
Radio Sources Cold Molecular
Clouds• Neutral Hydrogen• Complex
molecules
Strong Magnetic Fields• Decelerating
relativistic electrons
• Quasars, Pulsars, Supernova Remnants, Active Galaxies
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M17Swan Nebula
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Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: BigDipper
AntennaGalaxies
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Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: Astroman
M42Orion Nebula
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Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: KathyC
Jupiter and Saturn
Betelgeuse
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Inset courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Inset courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: orion1958
Snapped by: JoshuaH
Snapped by: orion1958
M33
M81
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Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: ralphd050702
Snapped by: selby
M84
M87
Snapped by: astroman
Image courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Snapped by: marleenInset courtesy of NRAO/AUI
Karl Jansky
Jansky = Jy =10-26 Watts / m2 / HertzImage courtesy of NRAO/AUI
For More Info
Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers www.radio-astronomy.org
National Radio Astronomy Observatory www.nrao.edu
Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute www.pari.edu
NGC 5128 (Centaurus A)
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Snapped by: Plowell
Image courtesy of NASA
