Herschel’s Daring Test: A Glimpse Of Things To Come
Friday, June 19, 2009 - 08:28
in Astronomy & Space
Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, ‘the whirlpool galaxy’ for a first test observation. Scientists obtained images in three colors from the observation, which clearly demonstrate the excellence of Herschel, the largest infrared space telescope ever flown.
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