It is October 23, and today’s image features a new view of a star cluster within the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the nearest galaxies to Earth.
However it is tiny compared to the nearest galaxy that is of a similar size to our own Milky Way.
Anyway, one of the neatest features in the Small Magellanic Cloud is a particularly bright cluster of stars known as NGC 346, discovered about 200 years ago by a Scottish astronomer.
In today’s image, we get an infrared view of NGC 346 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
In this image, blue represents silicates and sooty chemical molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
The bright patches and filaments mark areas with abundant numbers of protostars.
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It is October 23, and today’s image features a new view of a star cluster within the Small Magellanic Cloud, one of the nearest galaxies to Earth.
However it is tiny compared to the nearest galaxy that is of a similar size to our own Milky Way.
Anyway, one of the neatest features in the Small Magellanic Cloud is a particularly bright cluster of stars known as NGC 346, discovered about 200 years ago by a Scottish astronomer.
In today’s image, we get an infrared view of NGC 346 from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
In this image, blue represents silicates and sooty chemical molecules known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
The bright patches and filaments mark areas with abundant numbers of protostars.
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