What is multiwavelength astronomy?

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chandramohanPanakkal
Jun 11, 2016

Stars and Galaxies emit radiation in different wave lengths from Gama rays to Radio waves..Only visible light and Radio waves pass through Earths atmosphere to Earth's surface.

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So to study nthe universe Astronomers send space based telescopes in Earth orbit or Sun"s orbit.They vary from Gama ray telescopes, X ray telescopes, Infra red, UV telescopes etc..The study of universe trough these different wave length is called multi wave astronomy.enter image source here
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