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NASA Spitzer Space Telescope • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• California Institute of Technology
• Vision for Space Exploration
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SSC2004-04a: Star formation in Henize 206.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/V. Gorjian (JPL) & NOAO

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SSC2004-04b: This three-panel diagram shows the process of triggered star formation.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)

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SSC2004-04v1: This 16-second video shows Henize 206 across various wavelengths, from visible light down to the 24-micron MIPS image.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)

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SSC2004-04v2: This 14-second animation illustrates the process of triggered star formation.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC-Caltech)

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