Filters
Credit: LT
Most astronomical instruments available today only measure the brightness or intensity of things - they are not able to measure colour at the same time.
Instruments
Credit: LT
GranTeCan Telescope
The Gran Telescopio Canarias, also known as GranTeCan or GTC, is a 10.4 metre telescope, which began operations in 2009. The GTC Project is a partnership between Spain, Mexico, the University of Florida and the Instituto de AstrofÃsica de Canarias (IAC).
Spectroscope
Credit: ESO
Spectrographs are complex astronomical instruments that, rather than taking a picture of an object, split the light up into all the different colours of the spectrum.
CCD Cameras
Credit: Wikimedia user Sphl
Astronomical Instruments
Credit: ING/WHT
Instruments on telescopes are used to make measurements of objects in space.
