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Date: 2/9/2024

IC 5332 (Webb Image)


Face-on spiral galaxy, IC 5332. In Webb’s high-resolution infrared images, the gas and dust stand out in stark shades of orange and red, and show finer spiral shapes with the appearance of jagged edges, though these areas are still diffuse. More information: webbtelescope.org/contents/media/images/2024/105/01HM9QC2... Read the feature: science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-depicts-stagger... Full set of images: webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-1... NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Janice Lee (STScI), Thomas Williams (Oxford), Rupali Chandar (UToledo), PHANGS Team Image description: The galaxy’s core is roughly centered and the galaxy’s arms appear to rotate clockwise. In Webb’s image, the spiral arms are spine-like, composed of many filaments in shades of orange, with prominent dark gray or black “bubbles,” and there is a blue haze at the core. Image & Description by NASA