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https://esawebb.org/images/weic2411a/

[Image description: At the bottom of the image a small portion of the Horsehead Nebula is seen close-in, as a curved wall of thick, smoky gas and dust. Above the nebula various distant stars and galaxies can be seen up to the top of the image. One star is very bright and large, with six long diffraction spikes that cross the image. The background fades from a dark red colour above the nebula to black.]

MIRI image with more details in the nebula.

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[โ€“] Kichae@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wow, JWST continues to impress on the desktop wallpaper front

[โ€“] loops 1 points 6 months ago