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This 10 page paper provides an overview of infrared technology and how it is used to discover planets that exist beyond the known solar system. A great deal of information is presented on the technology as well as information on recently discovered planets. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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if it were a possibility to emanate from a science fiction novel, but what begins as science fiction often becomes science fact. Indeed, with the new technology planets outside of
the solar system are visible. In fact, this is not the only solar system and while this was something speculated for quite some time, it is only something that has
been proven within the past decade. The term Infrared Astronomy refers to the detection and study of infrared radiation or heat energy that is emitted from objects in
the Universe ("IR Astronomy," 2002). First, it should be noted that all objects have a temperature that radiates in the infrared and Infrared Astronomy specifically involves the study of just
about everything in the Universe (2002). In the field of astronomy, the infrared portion lies within the range of sensitivity of infrared detectors, something that is between wavelengths of
approximately 1 and 300 microns, a micron being a measurement equivalent to one millionth of a meter (2002). The human eye is able to detect just 1% of light at
0.69 microns (2002, p.PG), and 0.01% at 0.75 microns, (2002, p.PG) and is therefore unable to see wavelengths which are longer than 0.75 microns, unless the light source is very
intense (2002). The Universe sends a great amount of information as either light or electromagnetic radiation ("IR Astronomy," 2002). A lot of the information is in the infrared, and is
something that the human eye cannot detect nor can it be seen with visible light telescopes (2002). Only a scant amount of infrared information reaches the Earths surface, but
by studying the small range of infrared wavelengths, astronomers have already uncovered a great deal of new information (2002). It is only since the early 1980s that scientists have
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