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Quiz #8 - Astronomy LabExposing the photographic plate or CCD to light for longer periods of time
means - correct answer ✔higher amount of light it would capture
What is the name of the interface you used to control the simulated telescope
and CCD in the Modern Methods of Astronomy Lab? - correct answer
✔KStars in Ekos
To capture the signal of a faint star, do you need to increase or decrease
exposure time? - correct answer ✔Increase exposure time
he digital image file format that is widely used in Astronomy is called - correct
answer ✔FITS (Flexible Image Transport System)
The output signal from a CCD is best described as - correct answer ✔Counts
per pixel
What method of observation did Galileo Galilei perform during his observation
of Jupiter and its moons? - correct answer ✔Visual observation
T/F CCDs can only capture light of stars visible to the unaided eye. - correct
answer ✔False
When was the transition from photographic plates to CCDs? - correct answer
✔In the early 1980's
Photodiodes do which of the following - correct answer ✔Convert photons to
electrical currents
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