AST 104 Stars and Galaxies
Important Terms for Chapter 2:
- electromagnetic radiation
- wavelength
- photon
- frequency
- nanometer
- infrared radiation
- spectrum
- ultraviolet radiation
- continuous spectrum
- emission spectrum
- absorption spectrum
- proton
- neutron
- electron
- Doppler effect (Doppler shift)
- redshift
- blueshift
- radial velocity
- refracting telescope
- reflecting telescope
- primary mirror (objective mirror)
- seeing
- adaptive optics
- light gathering power
- resolving power
- radio telescope
- interferometry
- x-rays
- gamma rays
- neutrinos
- cosmic rays
Prof. Donna Weistrop
University of Nevada, Las Vegas