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• Podcast Interview with Dr. Lori Allen
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About the Object	Object Name: "Mountains of Creation" in W5 Region Object Type: star-forming region Position (J2000): RA: 3h01m56s Dec: +60d35m50s Distance: 2000 pc; 7000 light-years Constellation: Cassiopeia
About the Data	Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/L. Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) Instrument: IRAC Wavelength: 3.6 (blue), 4.5 (green), 5.8 (orange), 8.0 (red) microns Field of View: 34 x 26 arcminutes Orientation: North is 84 deg CCW from up Release Date: November 9, 2005
Observers	Lori Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) Joseph Hora (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) Luis Chavarria (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) Lynne Deutsch (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA)

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