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What is absorbed by water in Earth's atmosphere and requires that telescopes forobserving at these wavelengths be placed on mountain tops or in space?
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Some frequencies of light are attenuated by water vapor.
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Where do most x-ray and uv telescopes work best?
Most ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and even gamma rays are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, inhibiting the use of telescopes in these wavelength regimes from the ground or even at high altitudes. Therefore space telescopes are generally used to study light at these wavelengths. The telescopes can be in circular Earth-orbit or even further out at the Earth/Sun lagrangian points where the telescope can stay relatively still for high resolution images. Some examples include the Chandra x-ray observatory, the Compton gamma ray observatory, the hubble space telescope (visible, infrared, and UV instruments), and the Spitzer space telescope (infrared).
What wavelength of radiation do the gases in the atmosphere absorb?
There are an infinite number of wavelengths absorbed by the atmosphere. There are an infinite number of wavelengths that aren't absorbed by the atmosphere. Electromagnetic radiations having wavelength between range of 5-8micrometer are absorbed by the atmosphere.
What wavelengths can astronomers detect from earth?
Only those which aren't absorbed too much by the atmosphere. Those are visible light, and radio waves.
Solar radiation percentage reaches earth's surface in what wavelength?
They all do to some extent, but some wavelengths get through more easily than others. The Sun's radiation is primarily in the visible part of the radiation spectrum. A lot of that reaches the ground. A fair amount of the ultraviolet radiation is blocked by the ozone layer in our atmosphere. Some infrared radiation is absorbed by the atmosphere, but some also gets through to the Earth's surface. Radio wavelengths get through to the surface quite easily, which is why radio telescopes can be used on Earth.
What color light is produced if all wavelengths are absorbed?
That would be black.
Why do you not have groundbased gamma ray and x-ray telescopes?
Because radiation at those wavelengths is absorbed in the atmosphere, and very little of it ever reaches the ground. Operated on the ground, those telescopes would see almost nothing.
One reason that infrared wavelengths are difficult to study is that?
most infrared wavelengths are absorbed by Earth's atmosphere
One reason that infared wavelengths are difficult to study is that?
most infared wavelengths are absorbed by earths atmosphere... :)
Where do most x-ray and uv telescopes work best?
Most ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and even gamma rays are absorbed by the Earth's atmosphere, inhibiting the use of telescopes in these wavelength regimes from the ground or even at high altitudes. Therefore space telescopes are generally used to study light at these wavelengths. The telescopes can be in circular Earth-orbit or even further out at the Earth/Sun lagrangian points where the telescope can stay relatively still for high resolution images. Some examples include the Chandra x-ray observatory, the Compton gamma ray observatory, the hubble space telescope (visible, infrared, and UV instruments), and the Spitzer space telescope (infrared).
What wavelength of radiation do the gases in the atmosphere absorb?
There are an infinite number of wavelengths absorbed by the atmosphere. There are an infinite number of wavelengths that aren't absorbed by the atmosphere. Electromagnetic radiations having wavelength between range of 5-8micrometer are absorbed by the atmosphere.
What wavelengths can astronomers detect from earth?
Only those which aren't absorbed too much by the atmosphere. Those are visible light, and radio waves.
Can Earth-based telescopes can detect all forms of light?
No. Many frequencies of light are absorbed by the atmosphere, and so Earth-based telescopes can't detect it. That's why space telescopes such as the Hubble are so valuable; they allow us to see in frequencies that we cannot detect here on Earth.
What color wavelengths are absorbed during photosynthesis?
The green color is being absorbed
Do you see the wavelengths that are reflected or absorbed by matter?
We see wavelengths that are reflected off of matter.
Is all radiation absorbed in the earths atmosphere is absorbed in what atmosphere?
Not all the radiation is absorbed in the earth's atmosphere called the troposphere.
What happens to the wavelengths of light that penetrate into the ocean?
they are absorbed
What happens to the energy in the wavelengths of light that are not reflected?
they are absorbed
