Astronomy Cast Ep. 398 – Seeing Things: Emitting, Reflecting, Ionizing Light Sources
Astronomers gather electromagnetic radiation with the telescopes: mostly visible light. But sometimes they’ve got to be clever about where they look for these elusive photons. Light can get emitted, absorbed, reflected, and each method tells astronomers a little more about what they’re looking at.
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