kids encyclopedia robot

Image: SoL Aberration

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Original image(SVG file, nominally 420 × 492 pixels, file size: 10 KB)

Description: When a moving telescope observes light from a distant star, it needs to tilt in the direction of the movement to guide the light through the telescope. This causes the light to appear to come from a different position.
Title: SoL Aberration
Credit: Own work
Author: TimothyRias
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
License Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0
Attribution Required?: Yes

The following page links to this image:

kids search engine