Posted on Dec 2, 2022
APOD: 2022 December 2 - Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096
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Good Red Friday morning, Rallypoint, and welcome to the December 2nd edition of Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): "Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096." This Webb telescope image was first published earlier this year (Aug 2022?), but this is the first time I had seen it. Apologies if Sgt (Join to see) has already posted about it. The two galaxies are located some 500 million light years away in the constellation Delphinus.
By studying this galactic duo, Webb has demonstrated how researchers can use the infrared data gathered by the telescope to better identify dusty areas of star formation (by infrared luminosity) and their progress (e.g. age). As we've seen with other imagery, some of the more intense areas of star formation are shown in red.
By studying this galactic duo, Webb has demonstrated how researchers can use the infrared data gathered by the telescope to better identify dusty areas of star formation (by infrared luminosity) and their progress (e.g. age). As we've seen with other imagery, some of the more intense areas of star formation are shown in red.
APOD: 2022 December 2 - Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096
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Thank you my space-exploration advocate friend and brother-in-Christ Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the December 2, 2022 Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD): Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096
Image: Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096; Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans
APOD "Explanation: Bright at infrared wavelengths, this merging galaxy pair is some 500 million light-years away toward the constellation Delphinus. The cosmic mashup is seen against a background of even more distant galaxies, and occasional spiky foreground stars. But the galaxy merger itself spans about 100,000 light-years in this deep James Webb Space Telescope image. The image data is from Webb's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). Their combined, sharp infrared view follows galactic scale restructuring in the dusty merger's wild jumble of intense star forming regions and distorted spiral arms."
Image: Merging Galaxy Pair IIZw096; Image Credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, L. Armus, A. Evans
APOD "Explanation: Bright at infrared wavelengths, this merging galaxy pair is some 500 million light-years away toward the constellation Delphinus. The cosmic mashup is seen against a background of even more distant galaxies, and occasional spiky foreground stars. But the galaxy merger itself spans about 100,000 light-years in this deep James Webb Space Telescope image. The image data is from Webb's Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI). Their combined, sharp infrared view follows galactic scale restructuring in the dusty merger's wild jumble of intense star forming regions and distorted spiral arms."
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