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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 in the Witch Head Nebula
Title
Baby Stars 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 brewing baby stars.
The stellar infants are revealed as pink dots in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Wisps of green in the cloud are carbon-rich molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are found on barbecue grills and in automobile exhaust on Earth.
This image was obtained as part of the Spitzer Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students, involving high school teachers and their students from across the United States.
The infrared image is a three-color composite, in which light with a wavelength of 4.5 microns is blue, 8.0-micron light is green, and 24-micron light is red.
Description
Eight hundred light-years away in the Orion constellation, a gigantic murky cloud called the "Witch Head" nebula is brewing baby stars.
The stellar infants are revealed as pink dots in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Wisps of green in the cloud are carbon-rich molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which are found on barbecue grills and in automobile exhaust on Earth.
This image was obtained as part of the Spitzer Space Telescope Research Program for Teachers and Students, involving high school teachers and their students from across the United States.
The infrared image is a three-color composite, in which light with a wavelength of 4.5 microns is blue, 8.0-micron light is green, and 24-micron light is red.
Description
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Release Date:
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2006/08/14
Release_Date
2006/08/14
Release Date
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/L.R ebull (SSC/ Caltech)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/L.R ebull (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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4.5, 8.0, and 24 microns
Wavelength
4.5, 8.0, and 24 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)
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)
Observers
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Instrument:
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IRAC MIPS
Instrument
IRAC MIPS
Instrument
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Exposure Date:
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March 10, 2005 and March 24 & 30, 2006
Exposure_Date
March 10, 2005 and March 24 & 30, 2006
Exposure Date
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Exposure Time:
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36 seconds per position (IRAC) and 16 seconds per position (MIPS)
Exposure_Time
36 seconds per position (IRAC) and 16 seconds per position (MIPS)
Exposure Time
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facet_what:
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Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
Spitzer Space Telescope
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Earth
facet_what
Earth
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Orion
facet_what
Orion
facet_what
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facet_what:
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MIPS
facet_what
MIPS
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)
facet_what
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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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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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facet_where:
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United States of America
facet_where
United States of America
facet_where
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facet_when:
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March 10, 2005
facet_when
March 10, 2005
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2005
facet_when_year
2005
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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sig06-020
Image_#
sig06-020
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-sig06-020
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SPD-SPITZ-sig06-020
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