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Visible‌‌Light‌‌is‌‌only‌‌part‌‌of‌‌the‌‌Electromagnetic‌‌Spectrum‌  ‌
2. Infrared‌‌is‌‌below‌‌Visible‌‌Light‌‌with‌‌longer‌‌wavelengths‌‌than‌‌Visible‌  ‌
3. Ultraviolet‌‌is‌‌above‌‌Visible‌‌Light‌‌with‌‌shorter‌‌wavelengths‌‌than‌‌Visible‌  ‌
4. Electromagnetic‌‌Radiation‌‌is‌‌oscillating‌‌waves‌‌at‌‌different‌‌lengths‌‌and‌‌  
frequencies‌  ‌
5. Visible‌‌Light‌‌is‌‌seen‌‌from‌‌a‌‌massless‌‌particle‌‌called‌‌a‌‌photon‌  ‌
6. Wavelength‌‌is‌‌the‌‌distance‌‌between‌‌two‌‌peaks‌‌of‌‌a‌‌wave‌  ‌
7. The‌‌longest‌‌wavelengths‌‌are‌‌Radio‌‌Waves‌  ‌
8. The‌‌shortest‌‌wavelengths‌‌are‌‌Gamma‌‌Waves‌  ‌
9. Each‌‌Telescope‌‌can‌‌be‌‌modified‌‌or‌‌are‌‌specialized‌‌to‌‌see‌‌normally‌‌non-visible‌‌ 
wavelengths‌‌of‌‌light‌  ‌
10. Orbital‌‌Telescopes‌‌can‌‌capture‌‌UV‌‌and‌‌Xrays‌‌that‌‌normally‌‌are‌‌absorbed‌‌by‌‌the‌‌  
atmosphere‌  ‌
11. Original‌‌Telescopes‌‌were‌‌Refractors,‌‌Gathering‌‌and‌‌Focusing‌‌light‌‌to‌‌a‌‌single‌‌ 
point‌‌to‌‌be‌‌seen.‌  ‌
12. Refracting‌‌Telescopes‌‌have‌‌a‌‌size‌‌limit‌‌however,‌‌due‌‌to‌‌the‌‌effects‌‌of‌‌gravity‌‌ 
affecting‌‌the‌‌glass‌‌and‌‌rendering‌‌it‌‌unable‌‌to‌‌focus‌‌properly‌  ‌
13. Mirrors‌‌in‌‌telescopes‌‌later‌‌became‌‌available‌‌as‌‌another‌‌option‌‌for‌‌telescopes,‌‌ 
rather‌‌than‌‌focusing‌‌lenses‌‌of‌‌glass.‌  ‌
14. Active‌‌Optics‌‌is‌‌a‌‌process‌‌of‌‌changing‌‌the‌‌shape‌‌or‌‌figure‌‌of‌‌a‌‌mirror‌‌very‌‌slowly‌  ‌
15. Earth's‌‌Atmosphere‌‌refracts‌‌the‌‌light‌‌coming‌‌from‌‌space,‌‌which‌‌need‌‌to‌‌be‌‌ 
accounted‌‌for‌‌by‌‌Adaptive‌‌Optics‌  ‌
16. A‌‌spectrograph‌‌is‌‌an‌‌instrument‌‌that‌‌separates‌‌incoming‌‌light‌‌by‌‌its‌‌wavelength‌  ‌
17. A‌‌CCD‌‌is‌‌a‌‌camera‌‌that‌‌is‌‌used‌‌to‌‌capture‌‌spectra,‌‌among‌‌other‌‌things‌  ‌
18. False‌‌Colors‌‌are‌‌used‌‌to‌‌color‌‌images‌‌from‌‌other‌‌non-visible‌‌wavelengths‌‌to‌‌ 
convert‌‌it‌‌into‌‌visible‌‌light‌  ‌
19. Infrared‌‌is‌‌emitted‌‌by‌‌heat.‌  ‌
20. Radio‌‌Telescopes‌‌use‌‌dishes‌‌to‌‌bounce‌‌waves‌‌and‌‌concentrate‌‌them‌‌into‌‌a‌‌single‌‌  
focal‌‌point‌  ‌
21. High‌‌Resolution‌‌Radio‌‌Telescopes‌‌aren’t‌‌larger,‌‌but‌‌a‌‌collection‌‌of‌‌small‌‌  
telescopes‌‌with‌‌all‌‌their‌‌signals‌‌combined‌  ‌
22. Angular‌‌Resolution‌‌is‌ ‌the‌‌smallest‌‌area‌‌over‌‌which‌‌we‌‌can‌‌tell‌‌that‌‌two‌‌dots‌‌or‌‌
 
two‌‌stars‌‌are‌‌distinct.‌  ‌
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