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DescriptionM82 (Hubble and Webb) (2024-109).png |
English: Starburst galaxy M82 was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2006, which showed the galaxy’s edge-on spiral disk, shredded clouds, and hot hydrogen gas. The James Webb Space Telescope has observed M82’s core, capturing in unprecedented detail the structure of the galactic wind and characterizing individual stars and star clusters.
The Webb image is from the telescope’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) instrument. The red filaments trace the shape of the cool component of the galactic wind via polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs are very small dust grains that survive in cooler temperatures but are destroyed in hot conditions. The structure of the emission is similar to that of the ionized gas, suggesting PAHs may be replenished from cooler molecular material as it is ionized. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Alberto Bolatto (UMD) |
Date | 3 April 2024 (upload date) |
Source | M82 (Hubble and Webb) |
Author | Image: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Alberto Bolatto (UMD) |
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Keywords InfoField | Galaxies; Spiral Galaxies; Starburst Galaxies |
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This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA, ESA and CSA. NASA Webb material is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA/CSA is credited as the source of the material. This license does not apply if source material from other organizations is in use. The material was created for NASA by Space Telescope Science Institute under Contract NAS5-03127. Copyright statement at webbtelescope.org. For material created by the European Space Agency on the esawebb.org site, use the {{ESA-Webb}} tag. |
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Author | Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach |
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Credit/Provider | NASA, ESA, CSA, A. Bolatto (UMD), R. Levy (UoA), A. Pagan (STScI) |
Source | STScI |
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Date and time of data generation | 10:00, 1 April 2024 |
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Contact information | outreach@stsci.edu
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Keywords | M82 |
Date and time of digitizing | 10:10, 30 August 2022 |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Macintosh |
Date metadata was last modified | 07:59, 7 March 2024 |
File change date and time | 05:37, 7 March 2024 |
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