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Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

E. E. Becklin  and
L. J. Moon
E. E. Becklin
Affiliation:
University of California Los Angeles, 405 Hilgard Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA
L. J. Moon
Affiliation:
Universities Space Research Association, NASA Ames Research Center, MS 144–2, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA

Abstract

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The joint U.S. and German SOFIA project to develop and operate a 2.5-meter infrared airborne telescope in a Boeing 747-SP is now well into development. First science flights will begin in 2004. The observatory is expected to operate for over 20 years. The sensitivity, characteristics and science instrument complement are discussed. SOFIA will have a number of experiments related to Brown Dwarf research; some of these are discussed.

Type
Part 9. Future Prospects
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 211: Brown Dwarfs , 2003 , pp. 465 - 470
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2001 

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