File:Lagoon Nebula (Infrared-light View) (26851117417).png
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This is Hubble’s near-infrared photo of the Lagoon Nebula. It's a nice sneak peek at what the James Webb Space Telescope, which is optimized for infrared light, will be able to show us. An abundance of stars fill the field of view. Most of them are more distant, background stars located behind the nebula itself. However, some of these pinpricks of light are young stars within the Lagoon Nebula. Dark smudges known as Bok globules mark the thickest parts of the nebula. While Hubble cannot penetrate these dusty clumps, Webb will be able to see through them. Nebulae like these are essentially stellar nurseries - Webb will be able to see the stars and planetary systems that are forming inside the clouds of dust and gas. Learn more here about what Webb can help us to learn about stars and planets: hubblesite.org/image/4151/news_release/2018-21 Subscribe to our YouTube channel Follow us on Instagram |
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| Source | Lagoon Nebula (Infrared-light View) |
| Author | NASA's James Webb Space Telescope from Greenbelt, MD, USA |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by James Webb Space Telescope at https://flickr.com/photos/50785054@N03/26851117417. It was reviewed on 7 June 2023 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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