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INFRA-RED TELESCOPE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Facilities and Instruments (Astronomy)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

Instrument for the determination of the temperature of bodies containing water vapor, using their radiation in the infra-red between 8 and 10.

Key term(s)
  • infra red telescope

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations et instruments (Astronomie)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Instrument utilisé pour le repérage de la température de corps contenant de la vapeur d'eau d'après le rayonnement qu'ils émettent dans la région infrarouge entre 8 et 10 µ.

CONT

En 1983, le télescope infrarouge du satellite IRAS avait détecté, par son émission thermique, le «débris» d'une comète sous forme d'une traînée poussiéreuse très longue.

Spanish

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