Galaxy NGC 4579 was captured by the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey (SINGS) Legacy Project using the Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). In this image, the red structures are areas where gas and dust are thought to be forming new stars, while the blue light comes from mature stars. This SINGS image is a four-channel, false-color composite, where blue indicates emission at microns, green corresponds to microns, and red to and microns. The contribution from starlight (measured at microns) in this picture has been subtracted from the and 8 micro

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Galaxy NGC 4579 was captured by the Spitzer Infrared Nearby Galaxy Survey (SINGS) Legacy Project using the Spitzer Space Telescope's Infrared Array Camera (IRAC). In this image, the red structures are areas where gas and dust are thought to be forming new stars, while the blue light comes from mature stars. This SINGS image is a four-channel, false-color composite, where blue indicates emission at microns, green corresponds to microns, and red to and microns. The contribution from starlight (measured at microns) in this picture has been subtracted from the and 8 micron images to enhance the visibility of the dust features. NGC 4579

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