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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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Fiery First Stars
Title
Fiery First Stars
Title
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Description:
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The top panel is an image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of stars and galaxies in the constellation Draco, covering about 50 by 100 million light-years (6 to 12 arcminutes). This is an infrared image showing wavelengths of 3.6 microns, below what the human eye can detect. The bottom panel is the resulting image after all the stars, galaxies and artifacts were masked out. The remaining background has been enhanced to reveal a glow that is not attributed to galaxies or stars. This might be the glow of the first stars in the universe.
Description
The top panel is an image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of stars and galaxies in the constellation Draco, covering about 50 by 100 million light-years (6 to 12 arcminutes). This is an infrared image showing wavelengths of 3.6 microns, below what the human eye can detect. The bottom panel is the resulting image after all the stars, galaxies and artifacts were masked out. The remaining background has been enhanced to reveal a glow that is not attributed to galaxies or stars. This might be the glow of the first stars in the universe.
Description
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Release Date:
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2005/11/02
Release_Date
2005/11/02
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/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
Release_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
Release Credit
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Object type:
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Infrared background
Object_type
Infrared background
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Instrument:
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IRAC
Instrument
IRAC
Instrument
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note:
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*Spitzer image with foreground cancelled* Screen-Resolution (450x200): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nas…ssc2005-22a1_small.j pg ] High-Resolution (1152x512): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
note
*Spitzer image with foreground cancelled* Screen-Resolution (450x200): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nas…ssc2005-22a1_small.j pg ] High-Resolution (1152x512): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC) note
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note:
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*Spitzer image* Screen-Resolution (450x200): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nas…ssc2005-22a2_small.j pg ] High-Resolution (1152x512): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
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*Spitzer image* Screen-Resolution (450x200): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nas…ssc2005-22a2_small.j pg ] High-Resolution (1152x512): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC) note
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Spitzer Space Telescope
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Spitzer Space Telescope
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facet_what:
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Draco
facet_what
Draco
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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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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Image #:
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ssc2005-22a
Image_#
ssc2005-22a
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-ssc2005-22 a
UID
SPD-SPITZ-ssc2005-22 a
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