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Depth Perception in Space Artist Concept
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Depth Perception in Space Artist Concept

NASA / JPL · 2007-05-30 · photograph (digital archive)

From the collection of NASA Image and Video Library. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

This artist concept shows how astronomers use the unique orbit of NASA Spitzer Space Telescope and a depth-perceiving trick called parallax to determine the distance of dark planets, black holes and failed stars that lurk invisibly among us.

NASA Image and Video Library’s own description
Credit lineDepth Perception in Space Artist Concept. NASA/JPL, 2007-05-30. Public domain. ID: PIA09562.

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