The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility is a 3.2-meter telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. It was first built to support the Voyager miss
Afshin Darian NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Thermal image of Jupiter obtained by NASA Infrared Telescope Facility in 2007
Near-infrared (H-band) image of Jupiter by IRTF, showing where the comet, Shoemaker-Levy 9, struck the planet (bright spot, lower half).
Asteroid collisions with Earth as visualized by the space Artist Don Davis
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Infrared astronomy is a sub-discipline of astronomy which specializes in the observation and analysis of astronomical objects using infrared radiation. The wavelength of infrared light ranges from 0.7
NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
…The NASA Infrared Telescope Facility (NASA IRTF) is a 3.2-meter (10 ft) telescope optimized for use in infrared astronomy and located at the Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. It was first built to support the Voyager missions and is now the US national facility for infrared…
SOFIA is an infrared telescope in an aircraft, shown here in a 2009 test
High on the Chajnantor Plateau, the Atacama Large Millimeter Array provides an extraordinary place for infrared astronomy.
Hubble infrared view of the Tarantula Nebula.
Artist impression of galaxy W2246-0526, a single galaxy glowing in infrared light as intensely as 350 trillion Suns.