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SOFIA: Exploring The Hidden Universe

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Poster for SOFIA: Exploring The Hidden Universe

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NASA is developing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy - or SOFIA - as a world-class airborne observatory that will complement the Hubble, Spitzer, Herschel and James Webb space telescopes and major Earth-based telescopes. Installed in the back of a highly modified Boeing 747SP, SOFIA'S 2.5-meter (100 inch) diameter reflecting telescope will provide astronomers with access to the visible, infrared and sub-millimeter spectrum. For more information about the SOFIA project, please visit: www.nasa.gov/sofia

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NASA Ames Video Group

Subjects

NASA;Ames;SOFIA;infraredastronomy;telescopes;greatobservatories;747SP

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