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Author: Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff
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Chapter 6, Problem 11E
Radio and radar observations are often made with the same antenna, but otherwise they are very different techniques. Compare and contrast radio and radar astronomy in terms of the equipment needed, the methods used, and the kind of results obtained.
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