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A Galactic Treasury: NGC 1559

Here’s your golden ticket to the star factory ?? Located approximately 35 million light-years away, NGC 1559 is a barred spiral galaxy. Its massive arms are abound with star formation. In this image, Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument captures the glow of interstellar dust grains, while its Near-Infrared Camera shows the light from stars — even young stars hidden behind vast amounts of dust. Learn more: esawebb.org/images/potm2402a/ Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, J. Lee and the PHANGS Team [Image description: A barred spiral galaxy on a dark, nearly empty background. The whole galaxy glows with a pale blue light, particularly along the galaxy’s bar which runs from top to bottom through the galactic core. It’s speckled with tiny stars. The center is surrounded by rich clouds of hot gas and dust along the arms. The coral-colored arms are loosely wound and a bit ragged, and contain a few star-forming regions that shine brightly.] Image & Description by NASA