Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum

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Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum
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Summary

A short animation illustrating the relationship of temperature and wavelength. Hotter objects have a shorter wavelength and cooler objects have a longer wavelength. The animation also compares the wavelengths of visible light and thermal infrared radiation.

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Details

  • Source collection: NASA
  • License: Public Domain (US Government)
  • Category: Space

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Academic references

  1. Primary source record: https://images.nasa.gov/details/GSFC_20120625_Thermal_m11005_Radiation
  2. Topic lookup: Google Scholar search for “Thermal Radiation and the Electromagnetic Spectrum”