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What are some things that hinder visual studies of the atmosphere?
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1. cloud, smog, haze
2.atmospheric scattering of light |
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How can atmospheric hinderances be avoided?
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using radio telescopes
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How does radio telescopes penetrate the atmosphere?
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By using portions of the electromagnetic spectrum that are invisible to the naked eye.
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__ ___ was a telephone engineer who discovered the radio waves of space.
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Karl Jansky
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The largest radio wave telescope is the ____ in Germany.
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Effelsberg Telescope
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The most interesting "sound" of the galazy is the sound made by _____.
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pulsars
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What are some of the recent discoveries made with the radio telescope?
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1)hidden surface of Venus
2)a black hole at the center of the galaxy |
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In 1990, the ____ ___ Telescope was launched in space to overcome the interference of the Earth's atmosphere in studying the heavens.
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Hubble Space Telescope
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