Odilon Giovannini

Estimating the infrared radiation wavelength emitted by a remote control device using a digital camera

The interference fringes produced by a diffraction grating illuminated with radiation from a TV remote control and a red laser beam are, simultaneously, captured by a digital camera. Based on an image with two interference patterns, an estimate of the infrared radiation wavelength emitted by a TV remote control is made.

Fotografando estrelas com uma câmera digital

Several possible applications of digital cameras for the teaching of astronomy are presented in this work. The techniques described here involve low cost resources when compared to professional equipment used for the same purpose. In the first part of the work the suitable settings to obtain images of the night sky are described; in the second part strategies for astronomy teaching with the aid of these images are presented.