Infrared Posters & Printouts

These materials are free for any use, and these materials may be distributed, unaltered, freely for educational purposes. More items and resources are available on the Spitzer Space Telescope Explore webpage.

Out of Print (Available Online Only) Items

Multiwavelength Orion Educational Wallsheet

The famous Orion nebula as seen across the electromagnetic spectrum The back contains six 8.5" x 11" panels explaining infrared light and providing information about the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Color, 2-sided, 22" x 25.5"
Poster and Back Panels (PDF file, 7 pages, 17.8 MB)

Galactic Center Educational Wallsheet

A wallsheet jam-packed with information about what the universe looks like in the infrared. The back contains nine 8.5" x 11" panels explaining what infrared light is and containing a classroom recreation of the Herschel experiment.

Color, 2-sided, 33" x 25.5"
Full Poster (PDF file, 2 pages, 7.1 MB)
Back Panels Only (PDF file, 9 pages, 3 MB)

Eta Carinae Educational Wallsheet

Color, 2-sided, 33" x 25.5"
Full Poster (PDF file, 2 pages, 6.1 MB)
Back Panels Only (PDF file, 9 pages, 3.2 MB)

Lyman Spitzer Jr.

A litho about the man who gave his name to the Spitzer Space Telescope.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 19 MB)

Spitzer Astronomy Bookmarks Set 1

This document contains two pages, each presenting the front and back of a die-cut Spitzer astronomy bookmark. Note that these are challenging to print double-sided on home printers.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
Both Bookmarks (PDF file, 2 pages, 1 MB)

Planetfinding Postcards

Each page contains the front and back of a postcard about Spitzer's search to characterize extrasolar planets and how they form. Note that these are challenging to print double-sided on home printers.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
All Postcards (PDF file, 4 pages, 284 KB)

The Infrared Universe Poster 1

Color, 2-sided, 25.5" x 33"
Full Poster (PDF file, 2 pages, 2 MB)
Back Panels Only (PDF file, 9 pages, 329 KB)

The Multiwavelength Universe Poster 1

This breathtaking wallsheet illustrates the different information that can be obtained by observing astronomical objects at different wavelengths across the electromagnetic spectrum. The full-color front features six multiwavelength composites with insets showing various objects as seen at numerous discreet wavelengths. The back contains nine 8.5" x 11" panels explaining the concepts and rationales behind multiwavelength astronomy.

Color, 2-sided, 25.5" x 33"
Full Poster (PDF file, 2 pages, 1.67 MB)
Back Panels Only (PDF file, 9 pages, 258 KB)

Infrared: Seeing Our World in a Different Light

A three-fold, full-color brochure about the different real-world applications of infrared imaging, featuring stunning infrared imagery.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 34"
Full Brochure (PDF file, 2 pages, 2.7 MB)

What is a False-color Composite?

This lithograph uses images of the largest planet in our solar system to explain why the images we see of astronomomical objects rarely represent the objects as they would actually appear to our eyes.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 210 KB)

Infrared Astronomy: More Than Our Eyes Can See

An all-time favorite lithograph, the well-known constellation of Orion is used to illustrate how a common astronomical object appears in both visible light and in the infrared.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 160 KB)

The Tarantula Nebula (30 Doradus)

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 462 KB)

The Young Star HH 46/47

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 482 KB)

The Elephant's Trunk Nebula

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 524 KB)

The Spiral Galaxy Messier 81

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 381 KB)

Starforming Nebula NGC 7129

A print showing the starforming nebula NGC 7129, one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 307 KB)

Starforming Nebula RCW 49

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 28 MB)

The Trifid Nebula

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 8.5" x 11"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 22 MB)

Spiral Galaxy NGC 300

A print showing one of the spectacular results from the Spitzer Space Telescope, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 22 MB)

The Whirlpool Galaxy

A visible-infrared comparison of a famous galaxy, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 34 MB)

Kepler's Supernova Remnant

A print showing a famous supernova remnant as seen by NASA's Great Observatories, with information about the object on the back.

Color, 2-sided, 11" x 8.5"
Full Litho (PDF file, 2 pages, 16 MB)

Published: 26 January, 2022