Explorations an Introduction to Astronomy Thomas T. Arny Instructor Resources Chapter Images Chapter 17, Figure 7 Figure 17.7 Spectrum of the cosmic microwave background. The shape of the spectrum matches perfectly a blackbody with a temperature of 2.7 K. Notice the wavelength at which it peaks.
Red dots show data points schematically.
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