SOFIA: Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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Dec 1993

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1993adspr..13..549e&link_type=abstract

Advances in Space Research (ISSN 0273-1177), vol. 13, no. 12, p. (12)549-(12)556

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Boeing 747 Aircraft, Experiment Design, Functional Design Specifications, Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Telescopes, Performance Prediction, Sofia (Airborne Observatory), Atmospheric Attenuation, Galaxies, Infrared Imagery, Infrared Spectrometers, Interstellar Magnetic Fields, Interstellar Matter, Kuiper Airborne Observatory, Planetary Evolution, Star Formation

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SOFIA, (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy) is a planned 2.5 meter telescope to be installed in a Boeing 747 aircraft and operated at altitudes from 41,000 to 46,000 feet. It will permit routine measurement of infrared radiation inaccessible from the ground-based sites, and observation of astronomical objects and transient events from anywhere in the world. The concept is based on 18 years of experience with NASA's Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO), which SOFIA would replace.

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