Mapping the Sky at 1.420 GHz
Poster Number
18
Format
Poster Presentation
Faculty Mentor Name
James Hetrick
Faculty Mentor Department
Physics
Abstract/Artist Statement
Hydrogen atoms naturally "glow", emitting radio waves at a very specific frequency: 1.4204 GHz. In 2007 students in the Physics Department built a radio telescope (on the roof of Olson Hall) which can detect this radiation. In this project we have attempted to make a map of the sky over Stockton for a 24 hour period, which would look like the sky we would see if our eyes were sensitive to these radio waves. Indeed, our map shows the faint outline of the plane of the galaxy in which we live, the Milky Way.
Location
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Start Date
20-4-2013 10:00 AM
End Date
20-4-2013 12:00 PM
Mapping the Sky at 1.420 GHz
DeRosa University Center, Ballroom
Hydrogen atoms naturally "glow", emitting radio waves at a very specific frequency: 1.4204 GHz. In 2007 students in the Physics Department built a radio telescope (on the roof of Olson Hall) which can detect this radiation. In this project we have attempted to make a map of the sky over Stockton for a 24 hour period, which would look like the sky we would see if our eyes were sensitive to these radio waves. Indeed, our map shows the faint outline of the plane of the galaxy in which we live, the Milky Way.