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Cal Tech: Two Micron All Sky Survey

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Learn about the Two Micron All Sky Survey project, in which telescopes and observatories scan the sky for infrared radiation in order to learn more about the Milky Way galaxy. The infrared spectrum is described and its importance to astronomy is explained.

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Concepts
astronomy
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Additional Tags
infrared, infrared astronomy, infrared radiation, infrared ray, observatory, space science, 2mass, ir, ir spectrum, milky way, two micron all sky survey, telescope, infrared rays
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)