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It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light
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This NASA website shows how astronomers observe the heavens across the whole spectrum of electromagnetic radiation.  Text and diagrams explain how various kinds of telescopes are designed to observe radiation at particular wavelengths.  Photographs showed numerous telescopes, both on Earth and in orbit.
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Light, Observational astronomy, Spectrum, Telescopes, gamma ray, infrared, optics, radio
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Metadata instance created July 13, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
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August 13, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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April 20, 1999
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(Science@NASA, Greenbelt, 2007), WWW Document, (https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/).
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It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light (Science@NASA, Greenbelt, 2007), <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/>.
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It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light. (1999, April 20). Retrieved April 27, 2024, from Science@NASA: https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/
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Science@NASA. It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, April 20, 1999. https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/ (accessed 27 April 2024).
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It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, 2007. 20 Apr. 1999. 27 Apr. 2024 <https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/>.
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