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	Giovanni G. Fazio

	Current Positions Senior Physicist, Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian Lecturer, Department of Astronomy, Harvard University Faculty Emeritus, International Space University, Strasbourg, France Contact Information Dr. Giovanni G. Fazio Senior Physicist MS/65 Center for Astrophysics \| Harvard & Smithsonian 60 Garden St. Cambridge, MA 02138 e-mail: gfazio@cfa.harvard.edu Office: M-233 Office phone: 617-495-7458 Office fax: 617-495-7490 Short Vita (pdf) Curriculum Vitae (pdf) Links Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC - Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope		The magnificent spiral arms of the nearby galaxy Messier 81 are highlighted in this NASA Spitzer Space Telescope image. Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major (which also includes the Big Dipper), this galaxy is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope. M81 is located at a distance of 12 million light-years.