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Questions in this category have been asked by PJ,MT | Questions in this category have been asked by PJ,MT | ||
| − | * What do you know about WMAP? | + | *What do you know about WMAP? |
| − | * What spacecraft have gone up recently? | + | *What spacecraft have gone up recently? |
| − | * What's the latest, coolest instrumentation? | + | *What's the latest, coolest instrumentation? |
* what do you know about HST? | * what do you know about HST? | ||
| − | * why do we build large telescopes on the ground, if HST has a much better resolution with just 2.3m? | + | * why do we build large telescopes on the ground, if HST has a much better |
| + | resolution with just 2.3m? | ||
| − | * If we observed a neutron star in LMC from a X-ray telescope, are we able to use a optical telescope to find out if it has a optical companion? | + | *If we observed a neutron star in LMC from a X-ray telescope, are we able to use a optical telescope to find out if it has a optical companion? |
** How many stars in LMC? | ** How many stars in LMC? | ||
** What's the angular resolution for a X-ray telescope (some early X-ray telescope before Chandra)? | ** What's the angular resolution for a X-ray telescope (some early X-ray telescope before Chandra)? | ||
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| − | * What's the typical spectral resolution for a optical telescope? | + | *What's the typical spectral resolution for a optical telescope? |
| − | * What distances can we get to using parallax measurements? | + | *What distances can we get to using parallax measurements? |
| − | * What is the photometric precision that can be achieved from the ground? What limits the attainable photometric precision? | + | *What is the photometric precision that can be achieved from the ground? What limits the attainable photometric precision? |
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| + | *At optical wavelengths, what's the typical limit to the effective telescope size set by atmospheric seeing? (RS) | ||
| + | *What is the seeing at Magellan on a good night? (RS) | ||
| + | *What is the difference between atmospheric effects in optical and radio astronomy? (RS) | ||
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| + | *How was the frequency band of MWA chosen? (I'm in MWA; other experimentalists could get an analogous question). (RS) | ||
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* What are the following and to what sorts (read: wavelengths) of astronomers care about them? (RS) | * What are the following and to what sorts (read: wavelengths) of astronomers care about them? (RS) | ||
