Sentences with phrase «infrared view of the sky»

Cerro Paranal's altitude above sea level is another — the VLT's optical and infrared view of the sky is uninterrupted by clouds and the atmosphere is so thin there is not even enough turbulence to make the stars twinkle, pretty for you and me but an annoying source of error for astronomers.

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At the project's website, DiskDetective.org, users make classifications by viewing ten - second videos of data from NASA surveys, including the Wide - field Infrared Survey Explorer mission (WISE) and Two - Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) projects.

Look for Google to eventually offer Sky users the ability to go beyond conventional video and photo images and view ultraviolet and infrared images of the celestial universe, something that will help people «appreciate the astrophysical universe they live in,» she says.

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency's AKARI infrared satellite has delivered the most detailed view yet of infrared light (heat) coming from the entire sky, which pinpoints the formation of new stars.

CO; 2 Observations of the Infrared Radiative Properties of the Ocean «[I] t is necessary to understand the physical variables contributing to sea surface emitted and reflected radiation to space.The emissivity of the ocean surface varies with view angle and sea state, the reflection of sky radiation also depends on view angle and sea state, and the absorption of atmospheric constituents such as water vapor, aerosols, and subdivisible clouds affect transmittance.»