Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy

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2010-10-04

arxiv.org/abs/1010.0723v1

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Proceedings SF2A-2010: Meeting held in Marseille, France. June 21-25, 2010. Eds: S. Boissier, M. Heydari-Malayeri, R. Samadi a

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We present one of the new generations of observatories, the Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA). This is an airborne observatory consisting of a 2.7-m telescope mounted on a modified Boeing B747-SP airplane. Flying at an up to 45,000 ft (14 km) altitude, SOFIA will observe above more than 99 percent of the Earth's atmospheric water vapor allowing observations in the normally obscured far-infrared. We outline the observatory capabilities and goals. The first-generation science instruments flying on board SOFIA and their main astronomical goals are also presented.

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