Jet with 17- Ton Telescope, NASA’s New Flying Observatory.

[kullboys]

If you thought Boeing 747s weren’t useful for understanding how stars are formed, you don’t know about SOFIA.

Officially known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA is a heavily modified Boeing 747 Special Performance jetliner, with a 17-ton, 8-foot telescope mounted behind a 16-by-23-foot sliding door that reveals the infrared telescope to the skies.

 

[SaiyanGoku]

If you thought Boeing 747s weren’t useful for understanding how stars are formed, you don’t know about SOFIA.

Officially known as the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA is a heavily modified Boeing 747 Special Performance jetliner, with a 17-ton, 8-foot telescope mounted behind a 16-by-23-foot sliding door that reveals the infrared telescope to the skies.

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