Infrared

Infrared: Light of Life

The latest production for Hohfeld Hall, Infrared: Light of Life is a live, 15 minute presentation delivered by planetarium presenters. There are colors outside the visible light spectrum our eyes can detect. Explore one kind of invisible light, infrared, its amazing properties, and how it enables us to learn more about the world around us and the universe beyond!

Infrared: Light of Life runs:

Every 45 minutes starting at 10:40, daily, June 12th - Sept 7th.

Every 45 minutes starting at 10:40 weekends and holidays, and at 12:40 on weekdays, Sept 8th - Nov 24th  

In Hohfeld Hall. No passes necessary, all ages welcome.

Want more resources on infrared light, its uses on and above Earth, and the SOFIA and Spitzer missions? Check out these links below:

• Sofia homepage: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/SOFIA/index.html

• Spitzer mission page: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/mission

• Classroom infrared light activities (via Sofia) http://www.sofia.usra.edu/Edu/materials/activeAstronomy/activeAstronomy.html

• Explore incredible detail of various space telescope images, including ones from Spitzer's infrared cameras   http://astropix.ipac.caltech.edu/ 

• More on IR and Earth’s atmosphere http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/ir_tutorial/irwindows.html

• European Extremely Large Telescope homepage  http://www.eso.org/public/teles-instr/e-elt/

• Uses of IR light - Cool Cosmos  http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/cosmic_classroom/light_lessons/our_world_different_light/index.html