visible spectrum

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Below is an image captured from a single wavelength in the red portion of the visible spectrum.

From Los Angeles Times

This new image was taken in the near-infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum, in which the nebular gas and dust is more transparent than in the visible spectrum.

From Salon

Many telescopes look out at the universe primarily in the same limited way that our eyes do — they capture only the visible spectrum of light.

From Seattle Times

Its infrared sensitivity allows it to detect light sources that would otherwise be hidden in the visible spectrum by dust and gas.

From Reuters

The object was super bright in the radio spectrum — though not in the visible spectrum, meaning it can't be seen with the naked eye.

From Salon