A galaxy shining like a diamond sounds very interesting. According to CNN’s report, the telescope’s new image was taken as part of an observing program called Extra-Milky Way Fields for Re-ionization and Lensing Science (PEARLS).
A NEW GALAXY THAT SHINES LIKE A DIAMOND
Within the scope of PEARLS, a new galaxy shining like a “diamond” was displayed with the photo taken by James Webb.
It was stated that the photo is one of the first images of the universe in which “the faintest visible celestial body” and “the widest area” were captured.
Focusing on a part of space called the North Ecliptic Pole, the James Webb telescope used eight different colors of near-infrared light to image celestial objects 1 billion times fainter than what can be seen with the naked eye.
James Webb Space Telescope
To sharpen the image, the researchers combined James Webb data with three colors of ultraviolet and visible light captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
EXPECTED TO BE 4X LARGER
The image is expected to be 4 times larger than the portion already captured when the program is complete.
“The discovered area was designed to be observable 365 days a year with James Webb, so the time domain, region covered and depth reached will only get better with time,” said Rogier Windhorst, principal investigator of the PEARLS program and author of the study. used the phrase.
The research on the image was published December 14 in the academic journal The Astronomical Journal. (AA)