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Launchpad: Infrared Astronomy on Mauna Kea

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Discover how NASA's Infrared Astronomy telescope on Mauna Kea helps astronomers use different wavelengths of light to make the invisible visible. Learn about the Doppler Effect and heat signatures of faraway objects.

Published on: November 09, 2010

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NASA; NASA eClips; NIA; Launchpad; observatories; Hawaii; Mauna Kea; astronomy; telescopes; infrared; electromagnetic spectrum; EMS; wavelength; Doppler Effect; heat signatures, optical, infrared, radio waves, High School, science, technology, engineering,

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