Complete the sums then follow the key to unveil the blueprint of your space telescope.
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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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Image Bundle: Infrared Selfie (1.54 MB zip) ↓ PowerPoint Presentation: Infrared Selfie (1.05 MB pptx) ↓ Colour Blindness Awareness (196.67 KB pdf) ↓Links
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