Chapter 1. Light in Astronomy

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Light in Astronomy

I radiate light?

Humans, and many other objects reflect light. We also EMIT light! Click on the portion of the image that represents the portion of the spectrum that we EMIT. (Hint: This light we emit is what is detected by certain types of night vision goggles.)
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{"title":"too hot","description":"We aren't quite hot enough to EMIT light in this region. Try again.","type":"incorrect","color":"#800000","code":"[{\"shape\":\"rect\",\"coords\":\"96,11,495,257\"}]"} {"title":"too cold","description":"We are a little too warm to EMIT light in this region. Try again.","type":"incorrect","color":"#993300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"rect\",\"coords\":\"96,11,495,257\"},{\"shape\":\"rect\",\"coords\":\"93,352,496,575\"}]"} {"title":"just right","description":"Objects that are a little cooler than we are, all the way up to objects that are 3000K, emit infrared light. So, even though you can't SEE the light that we emit, it's there. We glow!","type":"correct","color":"#333300","code":"[{\"shape\":\"rect\",\"coords\":\"94,257,293,353\"},{\"shape\":\"rect\",\"coords\":\"294,301,393,353\"}]"}
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