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Sensitivity and Resolution - Lesson Outline

This lesson outline has two videos and a worksheet to help students understand sensitivity and resolution. Jeff Stanger explains these concepts in videos filmed at the Faulkes Telescope South at Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, NSW.

Sample examination question

Discuss how the development of adaptive optics and at least one other development have improved resolution and sensitivity of ground based astronomy.

Component Resources

• Video » Faulkes Telescope South Introduction
• Video » Sensitivity and Resolution

Related Resources

• Active Optics
• Spectroscopy - Lesson Outline
• Spectra

External Links

• The Faulkes Telescope Project
• Siding Spring Observatory
• HSC Online from Charles Sturt University
• Resolution and Sensitivity from CSIRO