The James Webb Space Telescope is a scientific powerhouse. But it also captures gorgeous images any one of us can appreciate.
There may come a day when we grow weary of JWST images. But it’s not today. Today, we can lose ourselves in the space telescope’s engrossing image of NGC 6822, also called Barnard’s Galaxy.in 1884. He spotted it with a 6-inch refractor telescope. It’s the closest galaxy to the Milky Way that isn’t a satellite galaxy, and it’s quite similar to our neighbour, the Small Magellanic Cloud. It’s a dwarf irregular galaxy about 7,000 light-years across and about 1.6 million light-years away.
Zooming into almost any part of the image reveals distant galaxies. In this portion, a trio of galaxies lines up diagonally. Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Meixner The little bit of gas and dust visible in the image is also a testament to the JWST’s power. Gas and dust pervade the galaxy, but in this image, only a small amount is visible.
The JWST captured this image of NGC 6822 with NIRCam and MIRI. This image captured more of the galaxy’s dust and gas, and it shows how powerful and flexible the telescope is. Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, M. Meixnerold, and some research suggests they’re even older. But most of the stars in NGC 6822 formed in the last 3 to 5 billion years.
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