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JWST/NIRCam Coronagraphy of the Young Planet-hosting Debris Disk AU Microscopii

Starlight-subtracted and roll-combined final JWST/NIRCam images of AU Mic in both F356W (top) and F444W (bottom). The images have been oriented such that the assumed disk major axis is parallel to the x-axis. To highlight the relative brightness of the disk at F356W, the images are displayed with the same linear color stretch. Both images have been smoothed with a s = 0.5 pixel gaussian for presentation, and are displayed within a 10'' × 3. ''5 FOV. The approximate coronagraphic inner working angle is indicated by the dashed black circle, while the approximate position of the occulted star is marked with a white star symbol.