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COROT’s first light
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- Title COROT’s first light
- Released 24/01/2007 4:37 pm
- Copyright CNES
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In the night between 17 and 18 January 2007, the protective cover of the COROT telescope has been successfully opened, and COROT has seen for the first time light coming from stars.
The first light detected by 30-centimetre COROT telescope comes from the constellation of the Unicorn near Orion, the great ‘hunter’ whose imposing silhouette stands out in the winter nights.
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- Activity Space Science
- Mission COROT , Darwin
- Keywords Astronomy targets , Astronomy techniques , Astronomy techniques , Exoplanets , Occultation , Visible light
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