Watch SOFIA: Stars and the Space Between Online

watch SOFIA: Stars and the Space Between
SOFIA: Stars and the Space Between

SOFIA: Stars and the Space Between Online

  • Genres: Documentary
  • Release Date: 12/03/2012
  • Duration : 8 minutes
  • Production: The American Museum of Natural History

Overview:

The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy—SOFIA—is the only airborne telescope in the world. Infrared imaging of stars and planets is difficult from ground-based observatories because water vapor in Earth's lower atmosphere blocks most infrared radiation. SOFIA operates from a modified Boeing 747, soaring above this vapor to capture infrared emissions from distant galaxies.

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