The European Space Agency shared images of Messier 74 taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. The galaxy fascinated the eyes with its spiral structure.
It was sent into space on December 25, 2021 and officially started its operations in the past weeks. James Webb Space Telescope, managed to enchant us all with the first deep space photographs he sent. The James Webb Space Telescope came up with a new observation today.
Using NASA’s James Webb Telescope, the European Space Agency shared an image of the Messier 74 galaxy taken by James Webb. ‘NGC 628‘ and ‘Phantom GalaxyThe galaxy, also known as ‘, was displayed with all its impressiveness as follows:
The Phantom Galaxy as seen by James Webb:
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What is the Phantom Galaxy?
- Left: Hubble’s eye, Middle: Combination of Hubble and Webb images, Right: Galaxy through Webb’s infrared lens
The Phantom Galaxy, From Our Earth 32 million light years awayIt is located in the constellation Pisces. The galaxy, which is stated to be almost completely facing the Earth, is one of the favorite observatories for astronomers, especially with its spiral arms. The galaxy was first discovered by Pierre Mechain in 1780.
Galaxy, according to observations made so far hosting 3 supernova explosions in total made. An observation made in 2005 cast doubt on the existence of an average-sized black hole in the galaxy.
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Source :
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Webb/Webb_inspects_the_heart_of_the_Phantom_Galaxy