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3·1 month agoI assume that this picture is almost entirely artistic impression since (afaik) it’s not from the JWST team. I think this would look much like any other space photo if done with true colour
but I don’t know for certain.
7·2 months agoThe foam is actually an accumulation of retired eldritch horror dandruff.
Oh damn, I think that could be misinterpreted as human voice with the right distance and interference.
That game was so good.
Yeah lol, I try not to look at the thumbs anymore… one can take only so much cringe in any given moment. The suffering in modern life.
I try to share alt. front ends as often as possible, but of course google makes it difficult. They really want that sweet, sweet data.
Artistic interpretation? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Yes, I can’t see them being added after the fact.
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“You can tell by the way it is.”
It’s the remnant of a supernova.
Also not seen in the near-infrared view is the loop of green light in the central cavity of Cas A that glowed in mid-infrared light, appropriately nicknamed the Green Monster by the research team. This feature was described as ‘challenging to understand’ by researchers at the time of their first look.
While the ‘green’ of the Green Monster is not visible in NIRCam, what’s left over in the near-infrared in that region can provide insight into the mysterious feature. The circular holes visible in the MIRI image are faintly outlined in white and purple emission in the NIRCam image – this represents ionised gas. Researchers believe this is due to the supernova debris pushing through and sculpting gas left behind by the star before it exploded.
Researchers were also absolutely stunned by one fascinating feature at the bottom right corner of NIRCam’s field of view. They’re calling that large, striated blob Baby Cas A – because it appears like an offspring of the main supernova.
This is a light echo. Light from the star’s long-ago explosion has reached, and is warming, distant dust, which glows as it cools down. The intricacy of the dust pattern, and Baby Cas A’s apparent proximity to Cas A itself, are particularly intriguing to researchers. In actuality, Baby Cas A is located about 170 light-years behind the supernova remnant.
Yes, the different colours for each structure really makes them pop.
Tanks for teh sawce (☞ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)☞
Agreed, though I only posted this one as a comparison to the ostensibly “true colour” shot of the same galaxy to provide a sense of what we can’t see with our eyes.
Are you complaining that a scientific paper isn’t entertaining enough? :s
NGC 6720, the GOAT nebula.