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Infrared Selfie

Deep Space Diary

Activity 2.4

The light Webb collects is in the infrared region of the spectrum. The human eye cannot detect these wavelengths (for example, we cannot see light emitted from a remote control we use to change the channel on a TV), so we need specialist instruments like those on Webb to detect and study what would otherwise be invisible.

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Subjects

  • Art and Design
  • Primary Science / Working Scientifically
  • Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural (SMSC)

Learning Methods

  • Draw
  • Imagine and Invent
  • Reflect
  • Visual Literacy
Infrared Selfie

Support Materials

Multimedia Downloads

Image Bundle: Infrared Selfie  (1.54 MB zip) ↓ PowerPoint Presentation: Infrared Selfie  (1.05 MB pptx) ↓ Colour Blindness Awareness  (196.67 KB pdf) ↓

Links

  • How Webb uses infrared
  • Images of animals in IR
  • What is infrared and how glasses block infrared light
  • How infrared is used by astronomers (please note this clip was made in 2007, before the referenced Spitzer telescope was launched)
  • Q&A with Martyn Wells
  • Phizzi professionals profile of Martyn Wells from Ogden Trust

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