Detail View: NASA Spitzer Space Telescope Collection:
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Title:
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The Universe's First Fireworks
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Description:
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The right panel is an image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope of stars and galaxies in the Ursa Major constellation. This infrared image covers a region of space so large that light would take up to 100 million years to travel across it. The left panel is the same image after stars, galaxies and other sources were masked out. The remaining background light is from a period of time when the universe was less than one billion years old, and most likely originated from the universe's very first groups of objects -- either huge stars or voracious black holes. Darker shades in the image on the left correspond to dimmer parts of the background glow, while yellow and white show the brightest light.
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Release Date:
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2006/12/18
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Press Release:
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NASA Telescope Picks Up Glow of Universe's First Objects [ http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/Media/releases/ssc2006-22/release.shtml ]
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Release Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
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Object name:
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Cosmic Infrared Background
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Object type:
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Galaxy Field
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Position (J2000):
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*RA: *12h36m49.50s *Dec: *62d12m58.00s
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Constellation:
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Ursa Major
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Wavelength:
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3.6, 4.5, and 5.8 microns
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Image scale:
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972 by 610 pixels with 0.6 arcsec pixels
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Observers:
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A. Kashlinsky (Goddard Space Flight Center) R. G. Arendt (Goddard Space Flight Center) J. Mather (Goddard Space Flight Center) S. H. Moseley (Goddard Space Flight Center)
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Instrument:
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IRAC
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Exposure Date:
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May 19, 2004 - May 26 2004
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Exposure Time:
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24 hours per pixel
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Orientation:
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N is 139.9 degrees CW from up
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note:
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*Background radiation, with foreground objects removed.* Screen-Resolution (450x282): JPEG [ http://ipac.jpl.nasa.gov/media_images/ ssc2006-22a1_small.jpg ] High-Resolution (2430x1525): JPEG | Mac TIFF | PC TIFF Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/A. Kashlinsky (GSFC)
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facet_what:
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Infrared Array Camera (IRAC)
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facet_where:
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
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facet_when:
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May 19, 2004
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facet_when_year:
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2004
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Image #:
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ssc2006-22a
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original url:
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http://sscws1.ipac.caltech.edu/Imagegallery/image.php?image_name=ssc2006-22a
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UID:
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SPD-SPITZ-ssc2006-22a
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