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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
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Title:
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It's Not a Bird or a Plane
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It's Not a Bird or a Plane
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Galaxies aren't the only objects filling up the view of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Since its launch in 2003, the space telescope -- originally designed to observe galaxies across the universe in ultraviolet light -- has discovered a festive sky blinking with flaring and erupting stars, as well as streaking asteroids, satellites and space debris. One such streaking object -- possibly an Earth-orbiting satellite -- can be seen here flying across the telescope's sight in this sped-up movie.
This probable satellite appears during the last 5 minutes of a 13.5-minute observation. It looks elongated because each picture frame containing the moving object is 19 seconds long. Faint ghost images on either side of the source are detector artifacts caused by the object's extreme brightness.
These bonus objects are being collected in to public catalogues for other astronomers to study.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Galaxies aren't the only objects filling up the view of NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. Since its launch in 2003, the space telescope -- originally designed to observe galaxies across the universe in ultraviolet light -- has discovered a festive sky blinking with flaring and erupting stars, as well as streaking asteroids, satellites and space debris. One such streaking object -- possibly an Earth-orbiting satellite -- can be seen here flying across the telescope's sight in this sped-up movie.
This probable satellite appears during the last 5 minutes of a 13.5-minute observation. It looks elongated because each picture frame containing the moving object is 19 seconds long. Faint ghost images on either side of the source are detector artifacts caused by the object's extreme brightness.
These bonus objects are being collected in to public catalogues for other astronomers to study.
Original Caption Released with Image
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It's Not a Bird or a Plane [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A07250 ]
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It's Not a Bird or a Plane [ http //photojournal.jpl.n asa.gov/animation/PI A07250 ]
Click on graphic to obtain download options
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech
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Produced By:
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California Institute of Technology
Produced_By
California Institute of Technology
Produced By
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Mission:
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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Spacecraft:
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GALEX Orbiter
Spacecraft
GALEX Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Instrument:
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GALEX Telescope
Instrument
GALEX Telescope
Instrument
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Product Size:
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2154 samples x 2154 lines
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2154 samples x 2154 lines
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facet_what:
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Earth
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Earth
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Explorer
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Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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GALEX
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GALEX
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facet_what:
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GALEX Orbiter
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GALEX Orbiter
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facet_what:
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GALEX Telescope
facet_what
GALEX Telescope
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California
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California
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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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facet_when:
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2003
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2003
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2003
facet_when_year
2003
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Image #:
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PIA07250
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07250
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA07250
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