As larger telescopes get, as more light they gather.
This together with the wish for higher spatial resolution gives rise to the development of telescopes of larger size.
However, while the light gathering power increase works very well, due to the perturbations of our atmosphere the larger telescopes not necessarily deliver images of higher resolution, with the turbulence of the air pushing them back into the resolution regime of large amateur telescopes.
This presentation Jurgen illuminates the problem and solutions to overcome it.
Talks in Person
This walk will be held at the Washington Wetlands Centre (Discovery Room).
The talk will also be broadcast via MS Teams (providing no technical and/or WIFI difficulties)
Please show you support to our speaker and the Society in person if you can be there on the lecture night.
- MS Teams Link: Teams Link for Talk (Via browser or Teams App)
Hopefully we see you all at the Wetlands Centre (Discovery Room) , Raffle & Refreshments as usual.
When Who Where
- Date: Sunday 16th March 2025,
- Time: 7pm.
- Speaker: Dr Jurgen Schmoll (Durham University, Centre for Advanced Instrumentation) (SAS, DAS, CaDAS).
- Venue: At Washington Wetlands Centre (Discovery Room) and also broadcast via Zoom.
Our speaker
Our speaker is Dr Jurgen Schmoll a is a member of Astronomer and Instrument Scientist based at the Centre for Advanced Instrumentation and in the Department of Physics, Durham University.
He is also an honorary member of the SAS, Secretary of DAS and chair of CaDAS)
