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Spitzer Space Telescope T-Shirt
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Spitzer Space Telescope T-Shirt
The Spitzer Space Telescope is the final mission in NASA's Great Observatories Program - a family of four space-based observatories, each observing the Universe in a different kind of light. The other missions in the program include the visible-light Hubble Space Telescope (HST), Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory (CGRO), and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (CXO). Spitzer is designed to detect infrared radiation, which is primarily heat radiation. It is comprised of two major components: The Cryogenic Telescope Assembly, which contains the a 85 centimetre telescope and Spitzer's three scientific instruments The Spacecraft, which controls the telescope, provides power to the instruments, handles the scientific data and communicates with Earth It may seem like a contradiction, but NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope must be simultaneously warm and cold to function properly. Everything in the Cryogenic Telescope Assembly must be cooled to only a few degrees above absolute zero (-459 degrees Fahrenheit, or -273 degrees Celsius). This is achieved with an onboard tank of liquid helium, or cryogen.  Meanwhile, electronic equipment in The Spacecraft portion needs to operate near room temperature. Spitzer's highly sensitive instruments allow scientists to peer into cosmic regions that are hidden from optical telescopes, including dusty stellar nurseries, the centres of galaxies, and newly forming planetary systems. Spitzer's infrared eyes also allows astronomers see cooler objects in space, like failed stars (brown dwarfs), extrasolar planets, giant molecular clouds, and organic molecules that may hold the secret to life on other planets. Spitzer was originally built to last for a minimum of 2.5 years, but it lasted in the cold phase for over 5.5 years. On May 15, 2009 the coolant was finally depleted and the Spitzer "warm mission" began.  Operating with 2 channels from one of its instruments called IRAC, Spitzer can continue to operate until late in this decade.
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By  o.25 April 2017 • Verified Purchase
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The Shirt itself is a really nice, high quality material. Its quite thick and the colour is spot on whats in the pictures. The print is 100% what I wanted and the overall product is amazing. I ordered a 2XL which is already pretty big, it came a lot larger than I expected so next time i would order a smaller size, but thats down to me. It came just in time and the staff were super helpful in speeding up the shipping process for me so it would arrive on time. The printing turned out better than i could've imagined. I was very skeptical at first and wasnt sure how it was going to look, but it honestly looks awesome. So happy with it :)
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By Anonymous15 December 2024 • Verified Purchase
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Brilliant in every respect. Great material t shirt, photo better than expected, fast delivery. Trustworthy seller. Thank you.
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By Marissa T.4 January 2024 • Verified Purchase
Basic T-Shirt, White, Adult S
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Super easy to order and look so good. Only came 5 days after ordering so super quickly and fits well. Bit baggy but i like my shirts bigger. Really clear looks good
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