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Level 1 topics include:

  • How X-rays Were Discovered
  • How Astronomers Observe X-rays Emitted by Cosmic Sources
  • The Kinds of Objects in the Universe that X-ray Astronomers Observe

Level 2 topics include:

  • History of X-ray Astronomy
  • X-ray Telescopes
  • X-ray Detectors
  • Targets of X-ray Astronomy Observations

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