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    • Image of the Matariki (Pleiades) star cluster in space.
    Rights: Fraser Gunn Published 18 February 2021 Size: 260 KB Referencing Hub media

    Part of spectrum viewed: Visible light.

    Location: On the ground, as visible light gets through the atmosphere.

    Sources of radiation:

    • Light can be reflected from dust clouds.
    • Dust clouds can block visible light

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      Space observatory

      Astronomers use telescopes that detect radiation from different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. This interactive explains which part of the spectrum various telescopes are able to view and ...

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