Spitzer

On 25 August 2003, the Spitzer Space Telescope was launched into space by a Delta rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. She was the fourth and final mission in NASA's Great Observatories Program - Each of this family of four orbiting observatories, was to observe the Universe in a different kind of light (visible, gamma rays, X-rays, and infrared). Other missions in this program include the Hubble Space Telescope, Compton Gamma-Ray Observatory, and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory.
While not enjoying the same "Celebrity" status as her older sister, Hubble, the images that Spitzer is sending back are no less spectacular.
Video/Animation sequence and Photos
NASA, Caltech/JPL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/spitzer/index.shtml
Music
shores of infinity
star sailor
composed and performed by
National Holographic
http://www.myspace.com/nationalholographic
conceived and produced by
Dale Caruso

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Spitzer
• Hubble
• Space
• telescopes
• universe
• deep
• space
• NASA
• CalTech
• JPL
• National
• Holographic

[TrickShot1100]

It's real nice seeing this on a 40 inch monitor.

[EosforosGR]

We, are nothing.