Sombrero Galaxy, NASA
Newsweek · 10h
Hidden Core of 'Sombrero Galaxy' Revealed in NASA Images
The infrared-light image captured by the JWST's MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) reveals the galaxy in a totally different way from the visible-light images captured in the past by the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope.
ScienceAlert · 20h
Astronomers Reveal Stunning New Image of Unusual 'Sombrero Galaxy'
Although Hubble's view of the Sombrero Galaxy is stunning, it is bound by the limits of the optical spectrum. In the Hubble image, the thick dust ring obscures any stars that may be forming within it, and the brilliance of the active black hole at the heart of the galaxy outshines any details at the center of the galaxy.
Optics · 8h
Webb’s new mid-IR image of Sombrero galaxy improves the view
The sharp resolution of Webb’s MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) also brings into focus details of the galaxy’s outer ring, providing insights into how the dust, an essential building block for astronomical objects in the Universe, is distributed. The galaxy’s outer ring shows intricate clumps in the infrared for the first time.
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