Universe  ID: 20241

The Electromagnetic Spectrum

Animations by Brian Monroe Released on September 20, 2016
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Animation depicting the electromagnetic spectrum and the different characteristics of each wavelength type. 4k resolution.
The electromagnetic (EM) spectrum is the range of all types of EM radiation. Radiation is energy that travels and spreads out as it goes – the visible light that comes from a lamp in your house and the radio waves that come from a radio station are two types of electromagnetic radiation. The other types of EM radiation that make up the electromagnetic spectrum are microwaves, infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays and gamma-rays.

For More Information

http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/toolbox/emspectrum1.html

Animation Credits

Brian Monroe (USRA): Lead Animator
Scott Wiessinger (USRA): Lead Producer
Neil Gehrels (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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Missions:
Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST)
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

This item is part of these series:
Astrophysics Animations
WFIRST Pre-Launch

Keywords:
SVS >> Infrared
SVS >> Spectrum
SVS >> X-ray
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Spectral/Engineering >> Gamma Ray
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Spectral/Engineering >> Microwave
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Spectral/Engineering >> Radio Wave
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Spectral/Engineering >> Visible Wavelengths
SVS >> Astrophysics
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> WFIRST
SVS >> 4K
SVS >> Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0