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Collection:
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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Baby Stars Brewing in the Witch Head Nebula
Title
Baby Stars Brewing in the Witch Head Nebula
Title
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Description:
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Eight hundred light-years away in the Orion constellation, a gigantic murky cloud called the "Witch Head Nebula" is teeming with dust-obscured newborn stars waiting to be uncovered.
In this image, the super sensitive infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals 12 new baby stars in a small portion of the cloud commonly referred to as the Witch Head's "pointy chin."
Observations are currently underway to search for infant stars in the rest of the cloud.
The image is a four-color composite where blue represents 3.6 microns, green depicts 4.5 microns, yellow is 5.8 microns, and red is 8.0 microns.
Description
Eight hundred light-years away in the Orion constellation, a gigantic murky cloud called the "Witch Head Nebula" is teeming with dust-obscured newborn stars waiting to be uncovered.
In this image, the super sensitive infrared eyes of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope reveals 12 new baby stars in a small portion of the cloud commonly referred to as the Witch Head's "pointy chin."
Observations are currently underway to search for infant stars in the rest of the cloud.
The image is a four-color composite where blue represents 3.6 microns, green depicts 4.5 microns, yellow is 5.8 microns, and red is 8.0 microns.
Description
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Release Date:
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2006/05/19
Release_Date
2006/05/19
Release Date
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Rebull (SSC/Caltech)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Rebull (SSC/Caltech)
Release Credit
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Rebull (SSC/Caltech)
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Rebull (SSC/Caltech)
Image Credit
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Object type:
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Star-forming region
Object_type
Star-forming region
Object type
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Distance:
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800 light-years
Distance
800 light-years
Distance
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Constellation:
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Orion
Constellation
Orion
Constellation
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Wavelength:
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3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 microns
Wavelength
3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0 microns
Wavelength
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Observers:
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L. Rebull (Spitzer Science Center)
T. Spuck (Oil City Area Sr. High School)
B. Sepulveda (Lincoln High School)
T. Maranto (Phillips Exeter Academy)
C. Weehler (Luther Burbank High School)
T. Roelofsen (Bassick High School)
B. Ehrhart (Oil City Area Sr. High School)
D. Bowser II (Oil City Area Sr. High School)
M. Greer (Phillips Exeter Academy)
J. Preis (Phillips Exeter Academy)
P. Weston (Phillips Exeter Academy)
A. Hughes (Lincoln High School)
N. Sharma (Lincoln High School)
J. Herrera (Luther Burbank High School)
Observers
L. Rebull (Spitzer Science Center)
T. Spuck (Oil City Area Sr. High School)
B. Sepulveda (Lincoln High School)
T. Maranto (Phillips Exeter Academy)
C. Weehler (Luther Burbank High School)
T. Roelofsen (Bassick High School)
B. Ehrhart (Oil City Area Sr. High School)
D. Bowser II (Oil City Area Sr. High School)
M. Greer (Phillips Exeter Academy)
J. Preis (Phillips Exeter Academy)
P. Weston (Phillips Exeter Academy)
A. Hughes (Lincoln High School)
N. Sharma (Lincoln High School)
J. Herrera (Luther Burbank High School)
Observers
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Instrument:
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IRAC
Instrument
IRAC
Instrument
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Related links:
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Related_links
Related links
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Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
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Orion
facet_what
Orion
facet_what
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facet_what:
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nebula
facet_what
nebula
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Lincoln
facet_where
Lincoln
facet_where
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Stennis Space Center (SSC)
facet_where
Stennis Space Center (SSC)
facet_where
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Image #:
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sig06-013
Image_#
sig06-013
Image #
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original url:
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original_url
original url
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-sig06-013
UID
SPD-SPITZ-sig06-013
UID
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