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10 Jan 2013, 1:08 pm

orbit behind the earth?

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10 Jan 2013, 2:52 pm

The atmosphere and in particular water vapour, absorbs infra-red light.

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10 Jan 2013, 3:14 pm

Our atmosphere blocks I.R. coming in and I.R. going out. That produces the greenhouse effect.

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10 Jan 2013, 7:32 pm

NateRiver wrote:

orbit behind the earth?

Which telescope are you referring to?

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10 Jan 2013, 8:25 pm

NateRiver wrote:

orbit behind the earth?

any place in outer space is "behind the earth" it is also "in front of the earth".

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