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In low earth orbit, perigee 333 miles, apogee 344 miles, inclination 25.58 degrees, orbital period 95.40 minutes, velocity 17,000 miles per hour.
Gamma ray (and x-ray) telescopes must be in space because the atmosphere is opaque to gamma rays (and x-rays).
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What are types of space telescope?
Gamma, X-ray, Optical, and Radio
Would it make sense to place an x-ray or gamma ray telescope on a telescope?
No because, most ultraviolet radiation are blocked by earth's atmosphere.
What are NASA's the best observatories?
There are four: Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, Chandra X-ray Observatory, and the Spitzer Space Telescope.
What satellite observatories is used to examine the collision of neutron stars?
Femi Gamma Ray Telescope
Would it make sense to place an X-ray or gamma ray telescope on a mountain top?
No, x-rays and gamma rays are blocked by our atmosphere, if you want to observe them, you have to go into space.
Which ray is the strongest?
Gamma Ray
Why do we use gamma ray machine?
We use a gamma ray machine to find out where the gamma rays are and where they are pointed to. We also use these machines to study a gamma ray.
What do we use gamma ray for?
We use Gamma Ray to make Hulk
Would an X-ray telescope located in Antarctica not work well?
continuous daylight
When was Gamma Ray - band - created?
Gamma Ray - band - was created in 1988.
What type of ray is gamma ray commonly known as?
well none, its either gamma ray or gamma radiation, it has the same wavelength as an x-ray but higher energy level.
What is the energy of a gamma ray?
A gamma ray will have energy in excess of 100 keV (kiloelectronvolts).
