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Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) from COBE and other detectors.

The plot is logarithmic on all three axes.

The data is excellently fit by a blackbody spectrum has a temperature of T=2.726+/-.001 K.

Credit: CMB Astrophysics Research Program: COBE site This is a Lawrence Berkeley Lab site reporting on George Smoot's group.