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Therefore
X-
ray astronomy requires instruments to be above Earth's atmosphere. Astronomers use rockets,
balloons, and satellites to place their instruments above the atmosphere. They must also use special telescopes and detectors ...
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X-
ray astronomy the study of * x-ray sources by rockets and
balloons in the earth's atmosphere and by satellites beyond it. The first nonsolar x-ray source was detected during a rocket flight in 1962, and this observation heralded an ...
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For anyone interested, Prof. Lewin at MIT has an excellent lecture about his experiences launching
balloons in Australia for his work in
X-
ray astronomy. Everything Keith said above is backed up by Lewin. Link is below. ...
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[33] Since
X-rays are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, all
X-
ray observations must be done from high-altitude
balloons, rockets, or spacecraft. Notable
X-
ray sources include
X-
ray binaries, pulsars, supernova remnants, ...
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Pamela: But
balloons work and that's kind of cool. Fraser: Let's talk a bit about again the detectors and the equipment. In my experience with dental
x-
rays is there some great big kind of gun like thing [Laughter] stuck next to my ...
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