Why Must Telescopes Observing In The Far Infrared Be Cooled To Low Temperatures?

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Why Must Telescopes Observing In The Far Infrared Be Cooled To Low Temperatures?

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If not cooled, the telescope will give off more infrared radiation than what it is observing.

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