Composite Pictures From NASA’s Most Highly effective Telescopes Reveal Thoughts-Boggling Particulars of the Cosmos — Colossal
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X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Picture Processing: L. Frattare, J. Main, N. Wolk, and Ok. Arcand
Combining information from a few of NASA’s strongest devices, 4 new composites spotlight the enormity of the cosmos in unprecedented element. Imagery from the Chandra Observatory and the James Webb and Hubble telescopes—plus infrared data from the Spitzer telescope’s remaining missions—mesh collectively to generate mesmerizing views of iconic nebulae and galaxies.
Messier 74, a spiral galaxy greater than 30 million light-years from Earth, is usually known as the Phantom Galaxy on account of its relative dimness (regardless of internet hosting round 100 billion stars!). Webb captured its swirling community in infrared, spotlighting fuel and mud, whereas Chandra supplied X-ray information of high-energy stars. Returning a bit of nearer to house, for the Pillars of Creation in Messier 16, a.ok.a. the Eagle Nebula—about 7,000 light-years away—Webb contributed the dusty types that shroud fledgling stars and Chandra included the glowing blue and crimson dots.
Discover in-depth evaluation of the photographs, plus the person sources, on the Chandra Observatory’s web site, which additionally embody a star cluster known as NGC 34 and the “barred spiral” galaxy NGC 1672. (by way of PetaPixel)
M74 346 Composite. X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Picture Processing: L. Frattare, J. Main, N. Wolk, and Ok. Arcand
NGC 346 Composite. X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Picture Processing: L. Frattare, J. Main, N. Wolk, and Ok. Arcand
M74 Composite. X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Picture Processing: L. Frattare, J. Main, N. Wolk, and Ok. Arcand
M16 (Eagle Nebula) Composite. X-ray: Chandra: NASA/CXC/SAO, XMM: ESA/XMM-Newton; IR: JWST: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI, Spitzer: NASA/JPL/CalTech; Optical: Hubble: NASA/ESA/STScI, ESO; Picture Processing: L. Frattare, J. Main, N. Wolk, and Ok. Arcand
#astronomy
#James Webb Area Telescope
#NASA
#area
#stars
#telescopes
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