Joseph L. Hora

Astronomer

Here are current and past instrumentation projects I have been involved with:

My astronomical research has been in several areas, including near- and mid-infrared observations of planetary nebulae, and star formation.

Examples of results:

'Cat's Eye' Planetary Nebula - 2009/03/12: Planetary nebula observed with IRAC
Star forming region W5 - 2008/08/22: Spitzer Reveals Stellar 'Family Tree'
Full Helix - 2007/08/24: Spitzer Celebrates Fourth Anniversary with Celestial Fireworks
Discovery of T-dwarfs - 2006/09/18: Discovery of two new T-dwarfs
Stellar Birth - 2006/09/08: Spitzer/IRAC image of Star Formation in Cepheus
The Eternal Life of Stardust - 2006/08/31: Spitzer images the Large Magellanic Cloud
Orion census - 2006/08/14: Spitzer/IRAC image of the Orion molecular cloud
The Infrared Helix - 2006/01/09: The Helix nebula (NGC 7293) imaged with IRAC
Spitzer Captures Cosmic Mountains of Creation - 2005/11/09: IRAC images of the W5 region near AFGL 4029
NASA and the Universe Send a Celestial Valentine - 2005/02/11: IRAC image of the Ring Nebula, NGC 6720
Dying Star Goes Out With a Ring - 2004/08/09: Spitzer views a Planetary Nebula
IRAC First Light on the Spitzer Space Telescope - 2003/09/03
MIRSI first light at IRTF - 2002/10/30
MIRSI first Light - 2001/12/05
HST imaging of the young planetary nebula NGC 7027
Planetary nebula M 2-9 color image
Proto-planetary nebula AFGL 915 (the ``Red Rectangle'') in the mid-infrared
SL9/Jupiter crash observing:
- 10.3 micron image of Fragment R Impact
- 2.3 micron image of Fragment R impact
- Three-color image of Fragments K, L, and R impacts