We were listening to Dietrick explain how the vacuum tower telescope works, but we were confused about the role of the celeostat. Does it focus the Sun or monitor weather?
The Celeostat is a type of telescope we use to observe the Sun, not the weather. We also use a telescope called a heliostat. The difference is in the arrangement of the mirrors, which are raised on a mast for the celeostat but not for the heliostat. The image of the Sun rotates during the day on a heliostat, but not for a celeostat. LIFE CYCLE OF THE SUN QUESTION: Will the Sun ever shrink? ANSWER: Yes the Sun will shrink when it runs out of hydrogen and helium. Nuclear reactions will cease, so the Sun will start to cool and collapse. An example would be to fill a balloon with warm air. Then cool the balloon and watch it get smaller. This is the same thing that the Sun will do. QUESTION: When the Sun becomes a red giant will the Earth be consumed? ANSWER: I think the Sun is supposed to expand past the Earth’s orbit when it becomes a Red giant. QUESTION: Is it true that the Sun will expand over the four inner planets in a couple million years? Victoria ANSWER: Not so fast!! 😉 Everythin
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