A Telescope Takes Flight [NEWS].

A Telescope Takes Flight [NEWS].

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Describes SOFIA - the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy, a powerful flying telescope. An infrared telescope with remarkable spectral range, it picks up the mantle of the Kuiper project. Kuiper was groundbreaking, but SOFIA, seated aft of the wing of a Boeing 747 jumbo jet, has more sc...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 44, 7 (2007).
Main Author: Dumiak, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Boeing 747 jumbo jet.
NASA program.
SOFIA flying infrared telescope.
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.
Black holes.
Instruments design.
Interstellar chemistry.
Interstellar medium.
Luminous galaxies.
Optical observation.
Size 2.7 m.
Spectrometers.
Star formation.
Universe physical condition.
Wavelength 0.3 mum to 1.6 mm.