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DescriptionUGC 10288 -- A Galaxy on the Edge.jpg	English: The thin edge of a distant spiral galaxy appears in sharp relief in the new image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared light gives astronomers a unique way of seeing the distribution of stars in such well-aligned galaxies. This galaxy, called UGC 10288, is located 100 million light-years away. It is spiral in shape, but from our viewpoint on Earth, we are seeing its thin edge. Infrared observations of such edge-on galaxies penetrate the thick clouds of dust that wrap through the spiral arms and block visible light views. The bright glow of dense starfields that run along the galaxy's central plane, and in its core, are easily seen. This image was taken after Spitzer's liquid coolant ran dry in May 2009, marking the beginning of its "warm" mission. Light from the telescope's remaining infrared channels are colored blue at 3.6 microns and green at 4.5 microns.
Date	13 November 2013, 16:10:25
Source	http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/5704-sig13-017b-A-Galaxy-on-the-Edge
Author	NASA/JPL-Caltech

Type Galaxy > Type > Spiral Galaxy > Component > Disk

Distance 93,000,000 Light Years

Redshift 0.006818

Position (undefined) RA = 16h 14m 24.8s Dec = 0° 12' 27.1"

Field of View 18.0 x 18.0 arcminutes

Orientation North is up

Constellation Serpens

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Image title	The thin edge of a distant spiral galaxy appears in sharp relief in the new image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared light gives astronomers a unique way of seeing the distribution of stars in such well-aligned galaxies.This galaxy, called UGC 10288, is located 100 million light-years away. It is spiral in shape, but from our viewpoint on Earth, we are seeing its thin edge. Infrared observations of such edge-on galaxies penetrate the thick clouds of dust that wrap through the spiral arms and block visible light views. The bright glow of dense starfields that run along the galaxy's central plane, and in its core, are easily seen.This image was taken after Spitzer's liquid coolant ran dry in May 2009, marking the beginning of its"warm"mission. Light from the telescope's remaining infrared channels are colored blue at 3.6 microns and green at 4.5 microns.
Short title	A Galaxy on the Edge
Headline	The thin edge of a distant spiral galaxy appears in sharp relief in the new image from NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope. Infrared light gives astronomers a unique way of seeing the distribution of stars in such well-aligned galaxies.
Source	Spitzer Space Telescope
Usage terms	http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
Date and time of data generation	14 November 2013
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Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
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Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time	16:10, 13 November 2013
Color space	sRGB
Contact information	http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA, 91125 USA
Keywords	UGC 10288

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