Cosmic infrared background radiation

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The cosmic infrared background (CIRB) is the radiation from stars in many faint galaxies. This is the light left after the removal of the infrared light from our Solar System and the Milky Way galaxy.

[edit] See also

• Infrared cirrus
• Cosmic infrared background
• Cosmic microwave background radiation

[edit] External links

• Cosmic InfraRed Background Radiation
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• TeV Blazars and Cosmic Infrared Background Radiation, F.A. Aharonian, 2001 Abstract
  • PDF Paper
• Astronomers Discover an Infrared Background Glow in the Universe, Release Number: STScI-1998-01