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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 show various telescopes, both on Earth and in orbit.
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Keywords: Light, Observational astronomy, Spectrum, Telescopes, gamma ray, infrared, optics, radio
Record Creator: Metadata instance created July 13, 2007 by Andrew Coughlin
Record Updated: Aug 13, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 April 20, 1999
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AIP Format
(Science@NASA, Greenbelt, 2007), WWW Document, (http://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), <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/>.
APA Format
It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light. (1999, April 20). Retrieved October 21, 2017, from Science@NASA: http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/
Chicago Format
Science@NASA. It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, April 20, 1999. http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/ (accessed 21 October 2017).
MLA Format
It takes more than one kind of telescope to see the light. Greenbelt: Science@NASA, 2007. 20 Apr. 1999. 21 Oct. 2017 <http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/1999/features/ast20apr99_1/>.
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