File:Ssc2008-11a.jpg

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Description	English: The Spitzer Space Telescope's broad infrared view of our Milky Way Galaxy. The image was created from more than 800,000 frames, so it is the most detailed infrared picture of our galaxy to date.
Date	3 June 2008
Source	http://sscws1.ipac.caltech.edu/Imagegallery/image.php?image_name=ssc2008-11a
Author	NASA, JPL-Caltech, University of Wisconsin

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Image title	Image generated by ESP Ghostscript (device=pnmraw)
Width	3,000 px
Height	2,400 px
Compression scheme	LZW
Pixel composition	RGB
Orientation	Normal
Number of components	3
Horizontal resolution	300 dpi
Vertical resolution	300 dpi
Data arrangement	chunky format
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
File change date and time	16:41, 30 May 2008
Colour space	Uncalibrated

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