Quick Facts: Spitzer Captures Cosmic Mountains of Creation

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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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