Interactive Animations

How the telescopes work

Here you will find interactive Flash animations which show how the elements of FTN and FTS work. Adobe Flash Player 9 is needed to run these animations.

FT Light Path -  This animation shows the path that light takes through FTN and FTS.

How a CCD works - See how light is detected with a CCD camera.

Colour Imaging Animations

Below you will find a number of interactive Flash animations which explain visually how colour images are made. Adobe Flash Player 9 is needed to run these animations.

Filters - Play with coloured filters and see what happens when they are combined.

Colour Image Maker 1 - Learn how colour images are made.

Colour Image Maker 2 - Make your own colour image using Faulkes Telescope data.

Real-Time Interface Demonstration

RTI Demo - The Real-Time Interface (RTI) Demonstration
is a tool that takes you step by step through the Telescope Controls.
The RTI Demo allows you to explore the controls in a 'fail-safe'
environment. As you go through each step, a side panel will explain
everything you need to know on every page that you come across.

Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram

H-R Diagram - This interactive application takes you through the life cycle of a star the mass of the Sun.