NASA Spitzer Space Telescope

Days since launch: 2360

Kilometers from earth: 122,930,653

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	11-10-2009 NASA's Great Observatories Examine the Galaxy Center
	10-06-2009 Artist's Rendering of Saturn's Infrared Ring
	10-06-2009 Infrared Ring Around Saturn
	08-10-2009 Planetary Demolition Derby
	08-05-2009 Cygnus Star Forming Region DR22
	07-23-2009 The Coiled Galaxy NGC 1097
	04-30-2009 Why Are Galaxies So Smooth?
	04-28-2009 Multispectral Triangulum Galaxy 3 Channel
	04-07-2009 Chemical Soups Around Cool Stars
	04-03-2009 M33: A Close Neighbor Reveals its True Size and Splendor
	07-21-2008 Spitzer Reveals Stellar 'Family Tree'
	07-21-2008 No Organics Zone Circles Pinwheel Galaxy

02.09.10

Galaxy Exposes its Dusty Inner Workings in New Spitzer Image

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Artwork inspired by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is making an appearance at this year's Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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Here in LA, the entertainment portion of the community (those in "the industry") have a crazy December, what with all the award nominations being released. As if the looming regular end-of-year holidays weren't crazy enough, people can go a little nutty about the awards. But within the astronomy community, December is nutty for a different reason.