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DescriptionA Shocking Outflow.jpg	English: This image shows an outflow of gas from a new star as it jets from a space object dubbed IRAS 21078+5211, among other designations. The reddish blob in its center, as picked up by Spitzer's 4.5 micron infrared band, contrasts nicely with the green PAHs that surround it. These telltale outflow features of young, hulking stars show up well even without the longer wavelengths available to the original GLIMPSE survey that ran during the "cold" segment of Spitzer's mission. These so-called shocked outflows ram into the hydrogen gas around them and make it glow - a bright beacon in the lonely outskirts of the Milky Way. This image is a combination of data from Spitzer and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). The Spitzer data was taken after Spitzer's liquid coolant ran dry in May 2009, marking the beginning of its "warm" mission. Light from Spitzer's remaining infrared channels at 3.6 and 4.5 microns has been represented in green and red, respectively. 2MASS 2.2 micron light is blue.
Date	27 July 2010
Source	http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/3224-sig10-014-A-Shocking-Outflow
Author	NASA/JPL-Caltech/2MASS/B. Whitney (SSI/University of Wisconsin)

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Image title	This image shows an outflow of gas from a new star as it jets from a space object dubbed IRAS 21078+5211, among other designations. The reddish blob in its center, as picked up by Spitzer's 4.5 micron infrared band, contrasts nicely with the green PAHs that surround it. These telltale outflow features of young, hulking stars show up well even without the longer wavelengths available to the original GLIMPSE survey that ran during the "cold" segment of Spitzer's mission. These so-called shocked outflows ram into the hydrogen gas around them and make it glow - a bright beacon in the lonely outskirts of the Milky Way. This image is a combination of data from Spitzer and the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). The Spitzer data was taken after Spitzer's liquid coolant ran dry in May 2009, marking the beginning of its "warm" mission. Light from Spitzer's remaining infrared channels at 3.6 and 4.5 microns has been represented in green and red, respectively. 2MASS 2.2 micron light is blue.
Short title	A Shocking Outflow
Credit/Provider	NASA/JPL-Caltech/2MASS/B. Whitney (SSI/University of Wisconsin)
Headline	This image shows an outflow of gas from a new star as it jets from a space object dubbed IRAS 21078+5211, among other designations.
Source	Spitzer Science Center
Usage terms	Public Domain
Date and time of data generation	00:00, 28 July 2010
Width	1,800 px
Height	1,800 px
Bits per component	8 8 8
Compression scheme	LZW
Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Horizontal resolution	72 dpi
Vertical resolution	72 dpi
Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time	16:38, 27 July 2010
Color space	sRGB
Contact information	http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu MS 220-6, 1200 E. California Blvd. Pasadena, CA, 91125 USA
Keywords	IRAS 21078+5211

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