Spitzer's parallax


	Spitzer's parallax

tfarrow

7-7-2007 12:13 PM

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nasa, astronomy

tfarrow says:

Another NASA orbiting telescope, this one is in a larger orbit than the Hubble telescope. Using parallax, it gives astronomers "depth perception", making it easier to more accurately estimate the distance to far objects.

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Astronomers now have a new "eye" for determining the distance to certain mysterious bodies in and around our Milky Way galaxy. By taking advantage of the unique position of NASA's Spitzer's Space Telescope millions of miles from Earth, and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax, they were able to pin down the most probable location of one such object. The findings will ultimately help astronomers better understand the different components of our galaxy.
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