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Spiral Galaxy's Brilliant Heart Shines Bright in a New Picture From NASA's Webb Telescope
Webb’s mid-infrared instrument captured gas orbiting a black hole about 8 million times the Sun’s mass, astronomers said.
- NASA's Webb Space Telescope released a new photograph this week depicting Messier 77, a spiral galaxy whose brilliant heart outshines everything else within sight.
- Located 45 million light-years away in the Cetus constellation, this barred spiral galaxy is appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study.
- A supermassive black hole powers the galaxy's active nucleus, with this central object 8 million times more massive than the Sun.
- Webb's mid-infrared instrument captured the stunning details, revealing surrounding gas sucked into a tight orbit around the black hole until it radiates intensely.
- Since launching in 2021, the telescope has been photographing the cosmos, while Messier 77 remains valued by astronomers for its proximity and observable features.
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The James-Webb telescope took an impressive picture of a galaxy relatively close to us, Messier 77. The details of the photo show the huge amount of cosmic dust, but also an extremely bright heart.
James Webb Exposes the Turbulent Core of M77 Galaxy in Infrared
Astronomers have observed Messier 77 for more than two centuries, yet the galaxy continues to reveal new layers of complexity. The latest infrared observations from... The post James Webb Exposes the Turbulent Core of M77 Galaxy in Infrared appeared first on DIY Photography.
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