Days since launch: 3090
Kilometers from earth: 158,587,627
Featured Images
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12-12-2011 Dragonfish Coming At You in Infrared |
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09-28-2011 Living the High Life |
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09-14-2011 Into the Depths of the Lagoon Nebula |
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06-29-2011 Making a Spectacle of Star Formation in Orion |
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05-24-2011 New View of the Great Nebula in Carina |
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03-18-2011 Stars Gather in 'Downtown' Milky Way |
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03-03-2011 Sunflower Galaxy Glows with Infrared Light |
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03-03-2011 Spitzer's Sunflower |
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02-10-2011 An Extended Stellar Family |
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12-23-2010 Maffei 2: The Hidden Galaxy |
They say there is no place like home. For Caltech's George Helou, the essence of that phrase carries over to the recognition of his accomplishments. This past year, he has received numerous honors from Lebanon, his country of origin, including his election to the Lebanese Academy of Sciences. The tributes bestowed by the Mediterranean nation cite Helou's distinguished career in astronomy in the United States and Europe.
The Art Behind the Astro Pictures: Lecture Online
If you've ever been curious how one goes from datasets taken by Spitzer and other telescopes to the colorful imagery seen on the gallery here, you can learn more about it online. Dr. Robert Hurt, the visualization scientist for Spitzer delivered a lecture on "The Art of Image Processing" in Pasadena, CA on January 19th, and the full talk can now be viewed online.
