File:Wolf-Rayet 124 (NIRCam and MIRI composite image).tif
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The star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) and the gas and dust surrounding it, captured by the James Webb Space Telescope
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English: The luminous, hot star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the centre of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope’s composite image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light. The star displays the characteristic diffraction spikes of Webb’s Near-infrared Camera (NIRCam), caused by the physical structure of the telescope itself. NIRCam effectively balances the brightness of the star with the fainter gas and dust surrounding it, while Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) reveals the nebula’s structure.
Background stars and galaxies populate the field of view and peek through the nebula of gas and dust that has been ejected from the ageing massive star. A history of the star’s past episodes of mass loss can be read in the nebula’s structure. Rather than smooth shells, the nebula is formed from random, asymmetric ejections. Bright clumps of gas and dust appear like tadpoles swimming toward the star, their tails streaming out behind them, blown back by the stellar wind. |
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Source | https://esawebb.org/images/weic2307d/ |
Author | NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Webb ERO Production Team |
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Author | Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach |
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File change date and time | 00:00, 4 March 2023 |
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Date and time of digitizing | 14:35, 20 February 2023 |
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