Rarely seen prelude to supernova captured by James Webb Space Telescope

Name: Rarely seen prelude to supernova captured by James Webb Space Telescope
Uploaded: 2023-03-14T16:11:13-04:00
Duration: 1 min
Description: The luminous, hot star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the center of the James Webb Space Telescope’s composite image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera and Mid-Infrared Instrument.

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Rarely seen prelude to supernova captured by James Webb Space Telescope

The luminous, hot star Wolf-Rayet 124 (WR 124) is prominent at the center of the James Webb Space Telescope’s composite image combining near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelengths of light from Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera and Mid-Infrared Instrument.

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