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The size of this feature’s uniformities is determined by the extent of Silk damping. The BOOMERanG and MAXIMA experiments (-5[1])both imaged this feature with a balloon at an altitude of 40 kilometers. This feature’s polarization is divided into E- and B-modes. (10[1])The Sachs–Wolfe effect induces anisotropies (“an-eye-SAW-truh-peez”) in this feature from gravitational redshift at the surface of last scattering. A void in the constellation Eridanus is an explanation of a “cold spot” in this feature that was observed (-5[1])by the COBE (“KO-bee”) and Planck satellites. Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson discovered this feature after making sure it wasn’t interference from bird poop on their antenna. This feature has a near-perfect blackbody spectrum at about 2.7 kelvins. For 10 points, name this leftover radiation from the Big Bang. ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: cosmic microwave background radiation [or CMB or CMBR]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Euan McCubbin (UG)UW BUBC A18-5
Kevin YeSFUUW A4010
Liam MarklandAlbertaUBC B76-5
Justin Qian (DII)UBC BAlberta1250
Matthew Wang (UG)UBC AUW B12510

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2024 ACF Winter at Clemson2024-11-16Y888%0%0%78.43
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