Multiwavelength Astronomy Multimedia


Title

Schematic of a coded aperture telescope

Description

Incoming light hits the coded aperture mask, casting a shadow on the detector.

Subject

  • Coded aperture telescope
  • Detector

Credits

B.J. Mattson, L3/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Type

Artwork

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray Tools

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under Grant Nos. NNX09AD33G and NNX10AE80G issued through the SMD ROSES 2009 Program.

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