Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-07-21 | Page 3 | Astronomer Gets Ready to Reduce of Stars

Astronomer Gets Ready to Reduce Distance of Stars Mt Wilson Scientist May Make Space Seem Less Great as Result of Observations PASADENA Cal July 21 JP- JP Distances in In space ace which stagger the imagination may be made less Jess sta staggering staggering stag stag- gering when Dr Joel Stebbins completes completes completes com com- com com- his summer observations at atthe the Carnegie institutions institution's Mount Wilson observatory With the thi inch telescope largest largest largest larg larg- est in use astronomers here have discovered discovered discovered dis dis- dis- dis covered nebulae distant star systems so far away away- they estimated light which travels miles a second would require years to reach the earth from them The simple announcement of ot Dr Stebbins of Washburn observatory University of Wisconsin that he and his associate Albert E. E Whitford are area making a study of the absorption in space from colors of ot distant stars and nebulae carries significance I Dr Stebbins Dr Frederick H. H Sears of Mount Wilson observatory and other astronomers recently disclosed disclosed dis- dis closed evidence that the galaxy gala the earths earth's star system was much smaller than had been believed Great distances distances distances dis dis- are estimated chiefly from the color and degree of brightness of ot stars and nebulae The astronomers found that obscuring dust clouds in the milky way made certain stars appear to be farther away than they actually are arc Drs Stebbins and Whitford are arc continuing continuing con con- these studies with a photoelectric photoelectric photoelectric photo photo- electric amplifier used with the inch telescope While they are preparing to pare down distances Dr F. F E E. Ross of Yerkes observatory is here helping make optical arrangements for the projected inch telescope which will enable astronomers to peer billions billions billions bil bil- lions upon billions of miles mUes farther into space Dr Ross also is installing a lens h hhas he has Invented to increase the field of good d definition for the inch telescope telescope telescope tele tele- scope and is extending his map of ot the milky way with a short large focus-large field lens designed b by him