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= Balloon-borne telescopes
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Balloon-borne telescopes are astronomical instruments that are carried into the upper atmosphere by large balloons. These telescopes are designed to observe celestial objects and phenomena with reduced atmospheric interference, as they operate above much of the Earth's atmosphere that can distort or absorb certain wavelengths of light.