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Ground infrared telescopes Versailles at high altitude and dry climate. What explains the location for those infrared telescopes

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High altitude

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Infrared rays are absorbed by water vapor in the lower parts of our atmosphere such as near the sea level.Infrared telescopes positioned on high mountains can observe the cosmos at a wavelength near-infrared. In this case, this telescope is positioned on a mountain top where the altitude is high.

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