Viewing the Center of the Milky Way

Viewing the Center of the Milky Way

What is dust extinction? Understand how dust clouds in space affect light and how different wavelengths are used to observe astronomical objects.

Topics

  • dust clouds
  • milky way
  • telescopes
  • astrophysics
  • space science
  • Spitzer Space Telescope
  • infrared astronomy
  • interstellar medium
  • SP2
  • 6.MS-PS4-1
  • 6.MS-PS4-2
  • MS-PS4-2
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RST.6-8.7
  • absorption
  • dust extinction
  • reflection
  • transmission
  • visible light