NGC 1365 with JWST
In the MIRI observations of NGC 1365, clumps of dust and gas in the interstellar medium have absorbed the light from forming stars and emitted it back out in the infrared, lighting up an intricate network of cavernous bubbles and filamentary shells influenced by young stars releasing energy into the galaxy’s spiral arms. In this image of NGC 1356, blue, green, and red were assigned to Webb’s MIRI data at 7.7, 10 and 11.3, and 21 microns.
Credit:Science: NASA, ESA, CSA, and J. Lee (NOIRLab).
Image processing: A. Pagan (STScI)
About the Image
| Id: | NGC1365 |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Feb. 16, 2023, 11 a.m. |
| Size: | 2026 x 1343 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 3 33 33.38 |
| Position (Dec): | -36° 8' 45.60" |
| Field of view: | 3.74 x 2.48 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 175.5° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared PAH | 7.7 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
| Infrared | 10 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
| Infrared PAH | 11 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |
| Infrared | 21 μm | James Webb Space Telescope MIRI |