SOFIA - THE NEXT-GENERATION AIRBORNE OBSERVATORY

被引:18
作者
ERICKSON, EF
机构
[1] NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field
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10.1007/BF00751257
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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The United States and German Space Agencies (NASA and DARA) are collaborating in plans for SOFIA - The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy. It is a 2.5 meter telescope to be installed in a Boeing 747 aircraft and operated at altitudes from 41,000 to 45,000 feet. It will permit routine measurement of infrared radiation absorbed by the atmosphere at lower altitudes, and observation of astronomical objects and transient events from anywhere in the world. The concept is based on 20 years of experience with NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), which SOFIA would replace. SOFIA will complement the capabilities of other future space missions, and will enable scientists to make observations which would otherwise be made from space.
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