Spectrum Two

Spectrum Online February  2006 Issue Page Two  Page One   Page Two   Page Three JOIN YCAS AND RECEIVE THE SPECTRUM MONTHLY Moving a Mountain of a Dish by Patrick L. Barry Your first reaction: “That’s impossible!” How on earth could someone simply pick up one of NASA’s giant Deep Space Network (DSN) antennas-a colossal steel dish 12 stories high…

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Spectrum One

Spectrum Online February  2006 Issue  Page One  Page One   Page Two   Page Three Hello everyone. This month I would like to talk about SuitSat-1. SuitSat-1 is a spacesuit-turned-satellite as described by NASA. The suit is an ordinary Russian Orlan space suit, which has reached the end of it’s lifespan. It is carrying inside of it a…

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Spectrum Three

Spectrum Online February 2006 Issue Page Three  Page One   Page Two   Page Three JOIN YCAS AND RECEIVE THE SPECTRUM MONTHLY TELESCOPE NUMBERS Magnification and Focal Length As we’ve said, in last months issue, both telescopes and eyepieces have a “focal length”.  Magnification is a measure of the number of times the image is enlarged.  A pair of…

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Spectrum Join

THE YORK COUNTY ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY Join YCAS where you can find more material on the YCAS Members web page. To become a member click here: Join YCAS E-mail  E-Mail YCAS or call (717) 578-9109) for more information. Back to SPECTRUM    Back to YCAS MAIN

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