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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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Lifting the Cosmic Veil
Title
Lifting the Cosmic Veil
Title
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Description:
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The first images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, the fourth element of NASA's Great Observatories program.
Description
The first images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, the fourth element of NASA's Great Observatories program.
Description
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Release Date:
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2003/12/18
Release_Date
2003/12/18
Release Date
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Press Release:
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Press_Release
Press Release
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech
Release Credit
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Object name:
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M81
Object_name
M81
Object name
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Object name:
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NGC 3031
Object_name
NGC 3031
Object name
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Object name:
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HH 46/47
Object_name
HH 46/47
Object name
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Object name:
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IC 1396 Globule
Object_name
IC 1396 Globule
Object name
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Object name:
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Trumpler 37
Object_name
Trumpler 37
Object name
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Object name:
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Messier 81
Object_name
Messier 81
Object name
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Object name:
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UGC 5318
Object_name
UGC 5318
Object name
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Object name:
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P-29
Object_name
P-29
Object name
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Object name:
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Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
Object_name
Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
Object name
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Object name:
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Herbig-Haro 46/47
Object_name
Herbig-Haro 46/47
Object name
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Object name:
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Fomalhaut (alpha PsA; HD 216956)
Object_name
Fomalhaut (alpha PsA; HD 216956)
Object name
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Object type:
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Spiral galaxy
Object_type
Spiral galaxy
Object type
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Object type:
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Comet
Object_type
Comet
Object type
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Object type:
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Dark globule inside emission nebula
Object_type
Dark globule inside emission nebula
Object type
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Object type:
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Circumstellar disk
Object_type
Circumstellar disk
Object type
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Object type:
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Protostar with outflows, star forming region
Object_type
Protostar with outflows, star forming region
Object type
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *08h25m43.90s *Dec: *-51d00m36.00s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *08h25m43.90s *Dec: *-51d00m36.00s
Position (J2000)
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *21h38m8.70s *Dec: *57d26m48.00s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *21h38m8.70s *Dec: *57d26m48.00s
Position (J2000)
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *09h55m33.20s *Dec: *69d03m55.00s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *09h55m33.20s *Dec: *69d03m55.00s
Position (J2000)
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *22h57m39.05s *Dec: *-29d37m20.05s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *22h57m39.05s *Dec: *-29d37m20.05s
Position (J2000)
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *22h19m47.40s *Dec: *-5d18m29.00s
Position_(J2000)
*RA: *22h19m47.40s *Dec: *-5d18m29.00s
Position (J2000)
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Distance:
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2,450 light-years (750 parsecs)
Distance
2,450 light-years (750 parsecs)
Distance
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Distance:
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5.56 AU (distance from telescope at time of observation)
Distance
5.56 AU (distance from telescope at time of observation)
Distance
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Distance:
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1,140 light-years (350 pc)
Distance
1,140 light-years (350 pc)
Distance
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Distance:
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12,000,000 light-years (3.5 Mpc)
Distance
12,000,000 light-years (3.5 Mpc)
Distance
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Distance:
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25 light-years (7.7 pc)
Distance
25 light-years (7.7 pc)
Distance
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Constellation:
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Vela (the Sails)
Constellation
Vela (the Sails)
Constellation
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Constellation:
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Cepheus (the King)
Constellation
Cepheus (the King)
Constellation
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Constellation:
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Ursa Major (the Big Bear)
Constellation
Ursa Major (the Big Bear)
Constellation
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Constellation:
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Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish)
Constellation
Piscis Austrinus (the Southern Fish)
Constellation
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Instrument:
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IRAC
Instrument
IRAC
Instrument
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Instrument:
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IRAC MIPS
Instrument
IRAC MIPS
Instrument
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Instrument:
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MIPS
Instrument
MIPS
Instrument
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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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MIPS
facet_what
MIPS
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Ursa Major
facet_what
Ursa Major
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Cepheus
facet_what
Cepheus
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Vela
facet_what
Vela
facet_what
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facet_what:
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FOMALHAUT
facet_what
FOMALHAUT
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Piscis Austrinus
facet_what
Piscis Austrinus
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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M81
facet_where
M81
facet_where
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facet_where:
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NGC 3031
facet_where
NGC 3031
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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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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Image #:
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ssc2003-06v1
Image_#
ssc2003-06v1
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-ssc2003-06 v1
UID
SPD-SPITZ-ssc2003-06 v1
UID
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