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Title

Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope after the integration of the burst monitor

Description

Known as the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope prior to launch, the Fermi telescope includes two primary instruments: the Large Area Telescope with which astronomers can observe and study active galactic nuclei, pulsars, dark matter signatures, and other high-energy phenomena; and the Gamma-ray Burst Monitor to study gamma-ray bursts. This image shows the assembled telescope in the clean room prior to launch.

Subject

  • Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope
  • Observatory (space-based)

Credits

NASA/General Dynamics

Type

Photographic

Associated Lesson

Gamma Ray History

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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