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The electromagnetic radiation that comes from space covers all wavelengths from gamma rays to radio waves (Fig. 9.1). Much is stopped by water vapor and by gases like oxygen (O2), ozone (O3), and nitrogen (N2) in the atmosphere, Earth’s blanket and umbrella, which extends more and more rarefied to at least 1000 km. Beyond there is extreme cold, harmful radiation, and silence.
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Prestini, E. (2004). Radioastronomy and Modern Cosmology. In: The Evolution of Applied Harmonic Analysis. Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-8176-8140-1_9
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