The main absorber in the atmosphere for infrared radiation, which impedes observations of astronomical infrared objects, is
A) water vapor, H2O.
B) nitrogen and oxygen (N2 and O2) , the major constituents of the atmosphere.
C) electrons and ionized atoms in Earth's ionosphere.
D) dust.
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