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Move your mouse over a dome to identify a telescope; Click on the dome to go to its website ... The 4,200 meter high summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii houses the world's largest observatory for optical, infrared, and submillimeter astronomy. ... - Overview; - Telescope list; - Visiting Mauna Kea; - Aerial tour; -
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STO covers Space from Earth to the Edge of the Universe ... NASA's Great Observatories for Space Astrophysics are a family of four orbiting satellites carrying telescopes designed to study the Universe in both visible light and non-visible forms of radiation.; Hubble Space Telescope;
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www.spacetoday.org/DeepSpace/Telescopes/GreatObservator...
www.spacetoday.org/DeepSpace/Telescopes/GreatObservatories/GreatObservatories.html
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NASA created four space-borne observatories to conduct astronomical studies. ... Towards that end, NASA proposed the concept of Great Observatories, a series of four space-borne observatories designed to conduct astronomical studies over many different wavelengths (visible, gamma rays, X-rays, and infrared).
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www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/feature...
www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/postsecondary/features/F_NASA_Great_Observatories_PS.html
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A team of leading U.S. astronomers want NASA to spend $3.7 billion during this decade to build and launch a series of new space-based observatories in order to pin down a host of scientific mysteries, from the origin of the universe to the formation of black holes to the possible existence of Earth-like planets. ... As a result,
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www.space.com/science/astronomy/new_observatories_00051...
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Sunset for One of the Great Space Observatories ; By Anatoly Zak; Staff Writer; posted: 12:46 pm ET; 17 January 2000; ... A crucial science satellite, the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (CGRO), one of NASAs four Great Observatories, is facing the possible end of its mission as its systems have begun to fail.
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www.space.com/science/astronomy/compton_telescope_00011...
www.space.com/science/astronomy/compton_telescope_000117.html
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The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) ... The Infrared Space Observatory (ISO) was the world's first true orbiting infrared observatory. ... The two spectrometers (SWS and LWS), a camera (ISOCAM) and an imaging photo-polarimeter (ISOPHOT) jointly covered wavelengths from 2.5 to around 240 microns with spatial resolutions...
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These sites have information about observatories and planetariums. Find out how observatories help scientists learn more about space and how planetariums help non-scientists understand the universe. Take virtual tours and view photographs of these places. ... Home » eThemes » Space: Observatories and Planetariums...
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Space Observatories Flown on Human Space Missions ... Since the early years of spaceflight, the advantages of astronomical observing above the Earth's atmosphere were recognized, and led to the introduction of astronomical instruments on spacecraft, i.e., astronomical observatories in space (in most cases, in Earth's orbit).
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Space Link Directory: Observatories ... Springbrook Observatory QLD AUST - The Observatory is involved in deep space imaging using ccd camera equipment.Open to the public of all ages 7day a week weather permiting; Szeged Observatory - astronomical research and education at the University of Szeged, Hungary ;
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www.universetoday.com/html/directory/observatories.html
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