Infrared View of Spitzer
spitzer_SIRTF_ir_2 August 23rd, 2003
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
The Spitzer Space Telescope seen against the infrared sky. The band of light is the glowing dust emission from the Milky Way galaxy seen at 100 microns (as seen by the IRAS/COBE missions).The disk of the Milky Way near the Rho Ophiuchi star formation region extends behind Spitzer.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/3075-SIRTF_ir_2-Infrared-View-of-Spitzer
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
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Image Details
- Image Type
- Artwork
- Object Name
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Spitzer Space Telescope
• Milky Way• Rho Ophiuchi - Subject - Solar System
- Technology > Observatory > Facility
- Technology > Observatory > Telescope
- Technology > Spacecraft > Orbiter
- Galaxy > Component > Dust Lane
- Galaxy > Component > Disk
- Nebula > Type > Star Formation
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- ID
- SIRTF_ir_2
- Subject Category
- A.8.1.1. A.8.1.2. A.8.2.1. B.5.4.8. B.5.4.3. B.4.1.2.
- Subject Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope, Milky Way, Rho Ophiuchi
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
- Release Date
- 2003-08-23
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/3075-SIRTF_ir_2-Infrared-View-of-Spitzer
- Type
- Artwork
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Instrument
- Color Assignment
- Band
- Bandpass
- Central Wavelength
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- Equinox
- Reference Value
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- Telephone
- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
- Publisher
- Spitzer Science Center
- Publisher ID
- spitzer
- Resource ID
- SIRTF_ir_2.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0001/3401/SIRTF_ir_2.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2012-10-11
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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