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Introduction Press Release Visuals

Release Images

SIRTF rendered against an infrared (100 micron) sky.

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

SIRTF gathering solar energy to power itself.

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SIRTF departing the Earth soon after launch.

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SIRTF points its high-gain antenna towards the Earth.

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Views of the SIRTF observatory in 5 different orientations.

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SIRTF's solar panels shield the Observatory from the Sun, shown here in the infrared.

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Infrared view of SIRTF looking towards the Rho Ophiuchi at 100 microns.

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Infrared view of SIRTF looking towards the Rho Ophiuchi at 100 microns.

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Infrared view of SIRTF near the Rho Ophiuchi at 100 microns.

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Infrared view of SIRTF against the Milky Way and Orion at 100 microns.

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SIRTF 3-D model rendered with an alpha channel (for compositing).

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An older 3-D visualization of SIRTF in orbit.

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Introduction Press Release Visuals



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