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WHAT ASTRONOMERS LEARN ABOUT THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
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RADIO WAVES
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HOW DO RADIO WAVES HELP ASTRONOMERS Astronomers learn about a stars composition, structure and motion
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MICROWAVES
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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE MICROWAVES ASTRONOMERS PICK UP THE COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND THAT WAS LEFT OVER FROM THE BIG BANG
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VISIBLE LIGHT
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INFARED WAVES
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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS LEARN FROM INFARED WAVES THEY LEARN INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE OF THE STARS
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HOW DO SCIENTISTS USE VISIBLE LIGHT TO STUDY STARS – The only wave we can see. We can study about the red shift
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ULTRAVIOLET RAYS
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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE ULTRAVIOLET RAYS THE WAVES ARE USED TO STUDY DISTANT GALAXIES BY COMPARING UV LIGHT TO NEARBY GALAXIES
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X-RAYS copyright
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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE X-RAYS HIGH ENERGY WAVES GAIN INFORMATION ABOUT HOW UNIVERSE BEGAN STUDY MATTER AND BLACK HOLES
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GAMMA RAYS
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HOW DO ASTRONOMERS USE GAMMA RAYS POWERFUL WAVE MOST ENERGY STUDY SOLAR FLARES,SUPERNOVAS, BLACK HOLES AND OTHER GALAXIES
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