The space station released a cluster of five far-off galaxies and three full-color shots of the unseen nebula recently, which left everyone amazed.
Launched in December 2021, the James Webb telescope now amazes us with the magical views of the first full-color captured images by the infrared space observatory. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has given us an actual glance into the universe’s complications and secrets with the images of distant galaxies and cosmic phenomena.
Carina Nebula, located about 7600 light years away, is a complex region of dark and bright nebulosity in the constellation Carina. Its incredible view was featured in one of the first photos released by NASA. James Webb’s 3-D picture, Called the Cosmic Cliffs, seems like craggy mountains on an evening sparkled with moon glow. According to NASA’s statement, the cliff is the edge of the massive, gaseous cavity within NGC 3324. The tallest “peaks” in this photograph are nearly seven light-years high.
The Carina Nebula
The Carina Nebula one of the largest and brightest nebulae in the sky located 7600 light years from Earth.
The image depicts emerging stellar nurseries and individual stars that were previously unrevealed and cannot be seen in visible light images. NASA writes, “Because of Webb’s sensitivity to infrared light, it can peer through cosmic dust to see these objects.” The star formation process will be brought to light by the observations made based on Carina Nebula’s image.
The image of the Southern Ring is another astonishing photo released by the space station. It is a planetary nebula – a sparkling and expanding gas shell ejected from dying stars. According to NASA, “Webb’s powerful infrared view brings this nebula’s second star into full view, along with exceptional structures created as the stars shape the gas and dust around them.”
Galaxy cluster SMACS 0723
Galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope.
Lastly, the massive image of Stephan’s Quintet visual, sent by the James Webb Telescope, is a complex of five galaxies. According to the space station, these galaxies are well known for their appearance in the film “It’s a Wonderful Life.” We can explore four of the five galaxies bound in a gravitational motion. NASA states, “Webb’s new image shows in rare detail how interacting galaxies trigger star formation in each other and how gas in galaxies is being disturbed.”
Stephan’s Quintet
Another astonishing thing about Stephan’s Quintet’s image is that it is the largest image captured by the telescope and coves about 1/5th of the moon’s diameter. “It contains over 150 million pixels and is constructed from almost 1,000 separate image files,” NASA states. “The information from Webb provides new insights into how galactic interactions may have driven galaxy evolution in the early universe.”
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