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NGC 3627 (Webb Image)

Face-on spiral galaxy, NGC 3627. 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/2024/105/01HMA6P3... 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), PHANGS Team Image description: In Webb’s image, the spiral arm at right wraps to the bottom of the image and is in shades of orange. Image & Description by NASA