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Rosat
Rosat A joint German–UK–US soft X-ray and extreme ultraviolet (EUV) astronomy satellite; its name is a contraction of Röntgen Satellit and derives from Wilhelm Konrad von Röntgen (1845–1923), the German physicist who discovered X-rays. In the first six months after its launch in 1990June it carried out an X‐ray imaging survey of the entire sky, with a German 0.8-m telescope, and the first-ever survey of the whole sky in the EUV, with the UK's Wide Field Camera (WFC). Subsequently, the mission was devoted to detailed observations of individual objects. It ceased operation in 1999February. http://wave.xray.mpe.mpg.de/rosat http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/rosat/rosat.html
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"Rosat." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Rosat." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Rosat.html "Rosat." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-Rosat.html |
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ROSAT
ROSAT Astronomy Röntgenstrahlen Satellit (German: X-ray satellite)
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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ROSAT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ROSAT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ROSAT.html FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "ROSAT." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-ROSAT.html |
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