NASA Unveils Cosmic Images Book in Braille for Blind Readers

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This is a composite image of N49 the brightest supernova remnant in optical light in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Data from Spitzer Hubble and Chandra contributed to this image. Credit: NASA
This is a composite image of N49, the brightest supernova remnant in optical light in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Data from Spitzer, Hubble and Chandra contributed to this image. Credit: NASA

At a ceremony held today at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips of the blind. The Great Observatories include NASA's Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer space telescopes.


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