Calculators and Charts

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  • Calculators
    Temperature, Speed, Distance, Weight, Redshift
  • Charts
    Powers of 10, Electromagnetic Spectrum

These calculators and charts should prove useful for converting units of measurement and providing information relevant to Hubble Space Telescope findings.


Calculators

Temperature
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Speed
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Distance
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Weight
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Redshift
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Charts

Powers of 10
Factor Prefix Symbol Numeral Terminology
10-18 atto- a .000000000000000001 One quintillionth
10-15 femto- f .000000000000001 One quadrillionth
10-12 pico- p .000000000001 One trillionth
10-9 nano- n .000000001 One billionth
10-6 micro- µ .000001 One millionth
10-3 milli- m .001 One thousandth
10-2 centi- c .01 One one-hundredth
10-1 deci- d .1 One tenth
100 -- -- 1 One
101 deka- da 10 Ten
102 hecto- h 100 Hundred
103 kilo- k 1,000 Thousand
106 mega- M 1,000,000 Million
109 giga- G 1,000,000,000 Billion
1012 tera- T 1,000,000,000,000 Trillion
>1014 --   1,000,000,000,000,000,... Terminology varies/
non-existent

Electromagnetic Spectrum
An image of the Crab Nebula, shown imaged at various wavelengths by different instruments and missions. A radiowave image by the VLA/National Radio Astronomy Observatory, an infrared image taken by HST, an optical image by the Anglo-Australian Observatory, an Ultraviolet taken by the Hopkins Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope, and an X-Ray image taken by Chandra.
Wavelength (meters)
A scale showing approximate wavelength sizes, such as: 10^2 = Soccer field, 10^1 = House, 10^-1 = Baseball, 10^-3 = Pen point, 10^-5 = A cell, 10^-6 = Bacterium, 10^-8 = Protein, 10^-10 = Atom
Frequency (waves/second)
A chart showing various common frequencies, such as: 10^6 = AM radio, 10^8 = FM radio, 10^9 = Microwave oven, 10^11 = Radar, just below 10^15 = Laser Pen, just below 10^19 = Medical X-ray
 
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