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Great Observatories Image Unveiling Science Telecon

Great Observatories Image Unveiling Science Telecon. January 29, 2009. Multiwavelength Observations. Support Web Site. http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/events/iya/support/ Final images Individual high-resolution images (TIFF) Generic press release Generic media alert

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Great Observatories Image Unveiling Science Telecon

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  1. Great Observatories Image Unveiling Science Telecon January 29, 2009

  2. Multiwavelength Observations

  3. Support Web Site • http://hubblesource.stsci.edu/events/iya/support/ • Final images • Individual high-resolution images (TIFF) • Generic press release • Generic media alert • Composite image caption (PDF)

  4. Spitzer Space Telescope • Infrared observations • 3-180 microns • 0.85 meter mirror • Launched August 2003 • Earth-trailing orbit • 0.1 AU per year • Pasadena, CA

  5. Hubble Space Telescope • Visible, ultraviolet, and infrared observations • 115-2500 nanometers • 2.4 meter mirror • Launched April 1990 • Low Earth orbit • 600 km • 97 minutes • Baltimore, MD

  6. Chandra X-ray Observatory • X-ray observations • 0.17-17 nanometers • 4 cylindrical mirrors • Launched July 1999 • Elliptical orbit • 10-140 thousand km • 64 hr 18 min • Boston, MA

  7. Spitzer Hubble Chandra Compton

  8. Educational & IYA Resources

  9. M101 Science

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