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Important Telescopes Flashcards

1
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Hubble type of telescope

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Cassegrain

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Hubble spectrum

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UV, Visible, and near infrared

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3
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Meant to look for earth sized planets orbiting other stars

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Kepler

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Kepler telescope instrument

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photometer

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5
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Spitzer Space Telescope spectrum

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infrared

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6
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Very Large Array spectrum

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Radio

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7
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Astro - 1 spectrum

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X-ray; UV

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High Energy Focusing Telescope spectrum

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X-ray; Gamma

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IRAS spectrum

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Infrared

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10
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IRAS acronym

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Infrared Astronomy Satellite

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ISO spectrum

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Infrared

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12
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ISO acronym

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Infrared Space Observatory

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COBE spectrum

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infrared/microwave

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14
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COBE acronym

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Cosmic Background Observer

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15
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Compton Gamma Ray Observatory spectrum

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X ray; Gamma

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UHURU spectrum

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X-ray

17
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made first comprehensive xray survey

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UHURU

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High Energy Astrophysical Observatories spectrum

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x-ray

19
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ROSAT spectrum

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x-ray

20
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Advanced Satellite for cosmology and Astrophysics spectrum

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x-ray

21
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Keck observatory spectrum

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Infrared and visible

22
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worlds largest IR and Visible observatory

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Keck observatory

23
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Keck observatory location

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Mauna Kea

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EGRET spectrum

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gamma ray

25
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EGRET acronym

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Energetic Gamma Ray Experiment Telescope

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Fermi Telescope spectrum

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Gamma ray

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