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WHAT ASTRONOMERS LEARN ABOUT THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

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Page 1: WHAT ASTRONOMERS LEARN ABOUT THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

WHAT ASTRONOMERS LEARN ABOUT THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM

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RADIO WAVES

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HOW DO RADIO WAVES HELP ASTRONOMERS

Astronomers learn about a stars composition, structure and motion

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MICROWAVES

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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE MICROWAVES

ASTRONOMERS PICK UP THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THE BIG BANG

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VISIBLE LIGHT

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INFARED WAVES

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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS LEARNFROM INFARED WAVES

THEY LEARN INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STARS

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HOW DO SCIENTISTS USE VISIBLE LIGHT TO STUDY STARS

–The only wave we can see. We can study about the red shift

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ULTRAVIOLET RAYS

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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE ULTRAVIOLET RAYS

THE WAVES ARE USED TO STUDY DISTANT GALAXIES BY COMPARING

UV LIGHT TO NEARBY GALAXIES

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X-RAYS

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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE X-RAYS

HIGH ENERGY WAVES GAIN INFORMATION ABOUT HOW UNIVERSE BEGAN STUDY

MATTER AND BLACK HOLES

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GAMMA RAYS

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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE GAMMA RAYS

POWERFUL WAVE MOST ENERGYSTUDY SOLAR FLARES ,SUPERNOVAS, BLACK HOLES AND OTHER GALAXIES