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Folksonomies: science Memes
14 DEC 2011
Problems with Viewing the Cosmos Through the Atmosphere
The earth's atmosphere is an imperfect window on the universe. Electromagnetic waves in the optical part of the spectrum (that is, waves longer than X rays and shorter than radio waves) penetrate to the surface of the earth only in a few narrow spectral bands. The widest of the transmitted bands corresponds roughly to the colors of visible light; waves in the flanking ultraviolet and infrared regions of the optical spectrum are almost totally absorbed by the atmosphere. In addition, atmospher...Folksonomies: astronomy atmosphere
Folksonomies: astronomy atmosphere
An argument for why we needed the Hubble Telescope.