Loops of Gas and Dust Rise from Planetary Disks

Spitzer_sig14-005_1024

spitzer_sig14-005 March 6th, 2014

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)

Magnetic loops carry gas and dust above disks of planet-forming material circling stars, as shown in this artist's conception. These loops give off extra heat, which NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope detects as infrared light. The colors in this illustration show what an alien observer with eyes sensitive to both visible light and infrared wavelengths might see.

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Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/5748-sig14-005-Loops-of-Gas-and-Dust-Rise-from-Planetary-Disks

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Subject - General
Star > Circumstellar Material > Disk > Protoplanetary
Spitzer_sig14-005_1280
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sig14-005
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E.3.7.2.1  
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Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC)
Release Date
2014-03-06
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/5748-sig14-005-Loops-of-Gas-and-Dust-Rise-from-Planetary-Disks
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Artwork
Image Quality
Good
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Bandpass
Central Wavelength
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Equinox
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FITS Header
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Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
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Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
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Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
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http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
sig14-005.tif
Resource URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0009/8448/sig14-005.tif
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Metadata Date
2014-03-06
Metadata Version
1.2
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