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   ocr: ASTRONOMY SATELLITE SOLAR PANEL Looking out to space through the Earth's atmosphere is like looking through * a dirty window. Astronomy satellites, such as this Infrared Astronomy Satellite, orbit outside the atmosphere, so they get a clearer view ofstars and galaxies. Thei images from their on-board telescopes are processed by computers on Earth.