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Description: A Delta II rocket carrying NASA's Kepler spacecraft rises through the exhaust cloud created by the firing of the rocket's engines. Liftoff was on time at 10:49 p.m. EST. Photo credit: NASA/Regina Mitchell-Ryall, Tom Farrar
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Image Number: KSC-2009-1975
Date: March 6, 2009
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The launch of the Kepler Telescope, which will spot planets round other suns.
It watches for where the starlight is dimmer, due to a planet passing in front.
The launch of the Kepler Telescope, which will spot planets round other suns.
NASA launch of a Delta II (in the 7925 configuration) carrying the Kepler telescope and Taurus XL launch vehicle from pad 17B at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida as seen from Safety Harbor, Florida.
This was one of the most interesting photos of March 6, 2009.
Kepler telescope scale model.
Explanation: The planet revolving around a star eclipses the star for an observer on earth, periodically. By observing this, we may ascertain the presence of a planet. Here in the picture light bulb is the star, the photo-detector is the earth, and the smaller radius object arm is the planet. A neat gear-drive system makes the revolving planets and periodic eclipse signals.
More of Kepler. Same thing, just the scale model of the satellite-telescope is on the right. Observe the antenna on the side, and the InfraRed (IR) camera facing skywards.