SOFIA
January 4, 2013
With its primary mirror covered by a protective sun shade, the German-built infrared telescope nestled in its cavity in the rear fuselage of NASA's SOFIA flying observatory is easily visible in this close-up image taken during a test flight.
April 14, 2010
NASA Photo / Jim Ross
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Technology Internet, Astronomical observatories, Telescopes, Electromagnetic radiation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Space telescopes, Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, Mirror, Infrared, Telescope types, Hubble Space Telescope, Astronomy
