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Nautical Science Unit Four Chapter One Extra Credit

Short Answer
 

 1. 

Why are most astronomical photographs made in an observatory recorded on glass photographic plates?
 

 2. 

name and describe the two main types of telescopes.
 

 3. 

What does a radiotelescope do?
 

 4. 

What are quasars?
 

 5. 

What are pulsars?
 

 6. 

When and with what event did the space age begin?
 

 7. 

What are the three main phases of the study of the solar system by spacecraft?
 

 8. 

What was the main work of Skylab in 1973-74?
 

 9. 

How many Apollo manned Moon exploration missions were there and during what period of time did they occur?
 

 10. 

What new space station is currently being constructed in Earth’s orbit?
 



 
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