31(Spitzer Space Telescope) Flashcards
1
Q
whose telescope is it
A
NASA
It was launched in 2003
2
Q
why in news
A
It has now retired
3
Q
Is it a ground based or space based
A
Space based
4
Q
Why is it imp
A
It was a part of NASA’s Great observatries
5
Q
what are NASA’s great observatories
A
They had group of space telescope working with different wavelength to observe space,
1 CGRO(Compton Gamma Observatory)=Gama 2 Chandra=X ray 3 Hubble=Visible light 4 Spitzer=IR
Note as you decend down the wavelength is increasing
6
Q
what was spl abt spitzer
A
It could observe beyond gases by using IR
