Detail View: : Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy
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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
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Title:
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Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy
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Description:
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NASA's Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra space observatories teamed up to create this multi-wavelength, false-colored view of the M82 galaxy. The lively portrait celebrates Hubble's "sweet sixteen" birthday.
X-ray data recorded by Chandra appears in blue; infrared light recorded by Spitzer appears in red; Hubble's observations of hydrogen emission appear in orange, and the bluest visible light appears in yellow-green.
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Release Date:
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2006/04/24
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/UofA/ESA/AURA/JHU
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Object name:
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M 82
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Object name:
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Messier 82
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Object name:
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NGC 3034
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Object name:
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Cigar Galaxy
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Object type:
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Galaxy
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *09h55m52.20s *Dec: *69d40m7.00s
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Distance:
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11.7 million light-years
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Constellation:
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Ursa Major
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Instrument:
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IRAC
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Related links:
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Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy [ http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/happenings/20060424/ ]
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facet_what:
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Visible Light
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facet_what:
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Ursa Major
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facet_what:
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Aura
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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facet_where:
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M82
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facet_where:
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NGC 3034
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facet_where:
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Cigar Galaxy
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
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Image #:
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sig06-010
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original url:
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http://sscws1.ipac.caltech.edu/Imagegallery/image.php?image_name=sig06-010
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-sig06-010
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Image ID:
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168495
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Resolution Size:
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6
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Format:
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JP2
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Media Type:
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Image
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File Name:
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sig06-010_mac.jp2
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Width:
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4299
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Height:
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3489
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