Infrared telescope

Some of these are gamma ray, x-ray, ultra-violet, regular visible light (optical), as well as infrared telescopes.

Ground-based telescopes have limitations because water vapor in the Earth's atmosphere absorbs infrared radiation.

Ground-based infrared telescopes tend to be placed on high mountains and in very dry climates to improve visibility.

Since then, aircraft like the Kuiper Airborne Observatory (KAO) have been adapted to carry infrared telescopes.

[4] Placing infrared telescopes in space eliminates the interference from the Earth's atmosphere.

SOFIA was an infrared telescope in an aircraft, allowing high altitude observations