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Thermal infrared astronomy for the introductory laboratory

Published:2023-02-01 Issue:2 Volume:91 Page:122-131
ISSN:0002-9505
Container-title:American Journal of Physics
language:en
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Author:

Padgett Clifford W.¹,Baird William H.²,Coile J. Spencer²,Johnson Wayne M.³,Groneck Erin N.¹,Rose Robert A.

Affiliation:

1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University 1 , 11935 Abercorn St, Savannah, Georgia 31219

2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University 2 , 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, Georgia 31419

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Armstrong Campus, Georgia Southern University 3 , 11935 Abercorn St., Savannah, Georgia 31419

Abstract

We show that infrared telescopes can be constructed at low cost using consumer-grade thermal infrared imagers and commercially available germanium lenses. Using these telescopes in the laboratory, introductory astronomy students can image nearby celestial objects to observe properties that are not seen in the visible region, in particular, variations in temperature across the surface.

Publisher

American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)

Subject

General Physics and Astronomy

Link

https://pubs.aip.org/aapt/ajp/article-pdf/91/2/122/16713756/122_1_online.pdf

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