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  • Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is a spectroscopic method that uses the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum (from about 800 nm to 2500 nm)...
    14 KB (1,855 words) - 19:21, 19 December 2012
  • for NGC 6779. Retrieved 2006-11-16. w:Valentin D. Ivanov et al., Near Infrared Photometry of Galactic Globular Clusters M56 and M15. Extending the Red...
    2 KB (154 words) - 13:27, 7 September 2009
  • short-lived w:blue stars that are found within star formation regions are very effective at heating the dust and hence enhancing the infrared dust emission...
    15 KB (1,632 words) - 13:41, 7 September 2009
  • Nebula. Stars are forming throughout the Orion Nebula, and due to this heat-intensive process the region is particularly prominent in the w:infrared. The...
    30 KB (3,600 words) - 15:21, 23 March 2016
  • lobes'. The object is an unusual combination of an w:open cluster of w:stars, an w:emission nebula (the lower, red portion), a w:reflection nebula (the...
    4 KB (459 words) - 22:34, 19 August 2009
  • hot blue stars that have formed within the last 100 million years. Dust that forms a faint reflection nebulosity around the brightest stars was thought...
    16 KB (1,977 words) - 02:52, 10 September 2021
  • (catalogued as Messier 16 or M16, and as NGC 6611) is a young w:open cluster of w:stars in the w:constellation w:Serpens, discovered by w:Jean-Philippe de Cheseaux...
    4 KB (439 words) - 07:31, 3 September 2018
  • Stars, galaxies and planets are all visible to us here on Earth, but the reasons for our ability to see these stellar bodies differ: Stars and Galaxies...
    5 KB (707 words) - 12:08, 7 September 2022
  • of the neutral hydrogen clouds from the stars. In 1998, images from the w:European Space Agency's w:Infrared Space Observatory demonstrated that the overall...
    42 KB (5,461 words) - 02:19, 14 August 2014
  • Telescope (JWST) is a large, space telescope optimized for viewing in the infrared part of the spectrum, scheduled for launch in 2018. From the NASA website:...
    3 KB (402 words) - 18:03, 1 April 2015
  • nearby stars. It is currently funded by a group of universities. Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) - This is an 8.4 meter visible and near-infrared ground...
    24 KB (3,201 words) - 02:32, 29 October 2023
  • evolutionary sequence. Stars radiate various forms of electromagnetic radiation, such as ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared, and radio waves. The...
    2 KB (337 words) - 20:51, 17 June 2017
  • At least two techniques have been used to measure distances to M32. The infrared w:surface brightness fluctuations distance measurement technique estimates...
    6 KB (668 words) - 03:26, 28 April 2010
  • of the parent stars of these planets is too high in comparison to the planets themselves in the optical range. Because of this, infrared light is detected...
    20 KB (2,867 words) - 01:02, 4 March 2023
  • its brightest star w:Vega. w:Vega is the northeastern vertex of the three stars of the w:Summer Triangle. M57 lies about 40% of the angular distance from...
    12 KB (1,468 words) - 22:08, 27 September 2019
  • system in New Mexico. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope, scheduled for launch in 2013. JWST will find...
    2 KB (233 words) - 13:58, 20 March 2010
  • the Sombrero galaxy's molecular gas is constrained to the ring. Based on infrared spectroscopy, the dust ring is the primary site of star formation within...
    22 KB (2,667 words) - 21:28, 16 August 2017
  • the visible part of the spectrum (i.e., radio, X-ray, ultraviolet, or infrared). C. Explain the purposes of at least three instruments used with astronomical...
    6 KB (915 words) - 00:37, 13 October 2023
  • C, D, and E). These clumps correspond to known sources at w:X-ray, w:infrared, and radio frequencies. Consequently, they are thought to be the least...
    9 KB (956 words) - 13:42, 7 September 2009
  • publications: Fred Schaaf, The Brightest Stars: Discovering the Universe through the Sky's Most Brilliant Stars, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2008....
    11 KB (1,686 words) - 20:05, 26 August 2018
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