For years, mankind has developed a tremendous interest and concern about the origin and the amalgam of the solar system. Solar system is majorly comprised of the sun, planets, moons and objects that orbit around the sun. Beliefs and scientific studies have been cited to describe and explain the theories behind the esoteric existence of the solar system. The attributes of research have made it possible to depict and elaborate the dominant ideology of the structure, composition and physical movement of the solar system. This is vastly achieved through the utilization of sophisticated machines that are either deployed into space or established on earth.
The types of instruments used are of high mechanism and refined effectiveness; they chiefly embrace Fermi telescope, used in the exploration of the medium of the solar system, in the elaboration of black holes and elucidation of gamma-ray bursts (Leroy, Rancoita and Barone 791). The other device used is spectroscope, equipped with a spectrometer and a spectrograph. Its function is in the separation of different light wavelength for easier study of the chemical composition, temperature and, density of objects in the universe on the basis of the light omitted by the objects (Maini and Agrawal 552).
Charge-Coupled Device Camera (CCD) is a combination of a charged device and powerful micro computing (Howell 8). The major function of this device is to take pictures of objects in the space. The storage and retrieval of images within the CCD is dependent on the manipulation of the charged electrons. The readout commences when the electrons near the pixels are exposed and moved to the deepest potential well, after which the image is recorded. Coronagraph telescope is also one of the instruments used. Dwivedi (194) affirms that coronagraph telescope is designed to mask the sun rays and to create an artificial eclipse. This enables a better study of the sun using the ultra-violet rays. Radio telescope is an instrument usually shaped like giant antennas for collecting radio waves from celestial objects such as pulsars and active galaxies. The frequency received is used to delineate and analyze the objects seen in the space. A 3-channel photometer is precisely used to determine the solar irradiance and the oscillation in the sun caused by pressure and gravity vibration (Ulivi and Harland 151).
In a nut shell, the modern, sophisticated instruments are a significant step in studying and explaining the makeup of the solar system. They have helped in identification of the chemical composition of the objects and their correlation with the planet earth.
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