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Astronomical Objects | Spitzer Satellite

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Astronomical Objects

	ssc2006-06b: Galactic Hearts of Glass Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2006-05b: Supersized Disk Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
	ssc2006-04b: Comet 'Bites the Dust' Around Dead Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	sig06-001: Circumbinary Disk Credit: P. Marenfeld and NOAO/AURA/NSF
	ssc2006-03b: Artist's Impression of Massive Star Cluster Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Schaller (for STScI)
	ssc2005-26b: Portrait of Our Dusty Past Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	sig05-027: Belt of Dust Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC/Caltech)
	sig05-022: Itsy Bitsy Solar System Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC/Caltech)
	ssc2005-22b: Out of the Darkness Comes Stars Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
	ssc2005-21b: Sowing the Seeds of Planets? Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	sig05-012: Planets May Leave Tracks in Dust Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC/Caltech)
	sig05-010: Milky Way Bar Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech)
	sig05-018: Planet X: New Member of our Solar System Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech)
	ssc2005-15b: Ingredients for Life Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC/Caltech)
	sig05-009: Disk Around Red Dwarf Stars in the Stephenson 34 System Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)
	ssc2005-13a: Space Eyes See Comet Tempel 1 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2005-10b: Alien Asteroid Belt Compared to our Own Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
	ssc2005-10c: It's a Rocky World Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2005-09b: Blinded by the Light Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
	ssc2005-08b:Shimmering in Infrared Light Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2005-06b: Mini Solar System in the Making Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2005-06c: 'Mini-Me' Solar System Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2005-03b: At the Heart of Blobs Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech)
	ssc2005-01b: Massive Smash-Up at Vega Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC/Caltech)
	ssc2004-22a: A Distant Solar System Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2004-22e: The View from Within AU Microscopii's Disk Credit: NASA/ESA/G. Bacon (STScI)
	ssc2004-21b: Artist's Conception of a Kuiper Belt Object Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC)
	ssc2004-20b: Artist's conception of L1014 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)
	ssc2004-17a: The Rocky World of Young Planetary Systems Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle (SSC-Caltech)
	SSC2004-08d: Out of the Dust, A Planet is Born Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)
	SSC2004-05b: Artist's conception of Sedna. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)
	SSC2004-05c: Size comparison between Sedna and other bodies in the Solar System. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)
	Jets of outflowing gas burst from a forming star. Screen-Resolution (500x400): JPEG High-Resolution (1280x1024): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/IPAC/R. Hurt
	An extrasolar planet with hypothetical (possible but unproven) water-bearing moons. Screen-Resolution (500x375): JPEG High-Resolution (1000x750): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/IPAC/R. Hurt
	A sequence of astronomical objects ranging in mass from our Sun to Jupiter, with brown dwarfs in the middle. Shown here in visible light. Screen-Resolution (500x281): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x1440): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/IPAC/R. Hurt
	A sequence of astronomical objects ranging in mass from our Sun to Jupiter, with brown dwarfs in the middle. Shown here in infrared light. Screen-Resolution (500x281): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x1440): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/IPAC/R. Hurt

Spitzer Satellite

	Artist rendition of Spitzer in its heliocentric orbit. Screen-Resolution (450x338): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x1920): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Artist's conception of Spitzer ejecting its dust cover. Screen-Resolution (450x338): JPEG High-Resolution (2048x1536): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Spitzer rendered against an infrared (100 micron) sky. Screen-Resolution (450x338): JPEG High-Resolution (2048x1536): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF | Photoshop Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Spitzer gathering solar energy to power itself. Screen-Resolution (500x400): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x2048): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Spitzer departing the Earth soon after launch. Screen-Resolution (500x400): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x2048): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Spitzer points its high-gain antenna towards the Earth. Screen-Resolution (500x400): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x2048): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Views of the Spitzer observatory in 5 different orientations. Screen-Resolution (500x192): JPEG High-Resolution (6264x2400): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Spitzer's solar panels shield the Observatory from the Sun, shown here in the infrared. Screen-Resolution (500x375): JPEG High-Resolution (2048x1536): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Infrared view of Spitzer looking towards the Rho Ophiuchi at 100 microns. Screen-Resolution (500x375): JPEG High-Resolution (2048x1536): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Infrared view of Spitzer looking towards the Rho Ophiuchi at 100 microns. Screen-Resolution (500x375): JPEG High-Resolution (2048x1536): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Infrared view of Spitzer near the Rho Ophiuchi at 100 microns. Screen-Resolution (500x375): JPEG High-Resolution (2560x1920): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Infrared view of Spitzer against the Milky Way and Orion at 100 microns. Screen-Resolution (375x500): JPEG High-Resolution (1500x2000): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Caption: text Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	Spitzer 3-D model rendered with an alpha channel (for compositing). High-Resolution (600x1000): Mac TIFF | PC TIFF | Photoshop Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	One-fifth scale model. Screen-Resolution: JPEG High-Resolution: JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF | Photoshop Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
	One-fifth scale model. Screen-Resolution: JPEG High-Resolution: JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF | Photoshop Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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