Data from Proposal 1238: Sparse Spectral Mapping of NGC 1514 (pdf link because I have been unable to find html equivalents for JWST proposals)
Principal Investigator Dr. Michael E. Ressler of JPL (Jet Propulsion Laboratory)
Planetary nebula NGC 1514 in infrared as revealed by JWST. The two outer dusty rings appear in neutral gray while the interior parts of the nebula are deep red. Because it is infrared light, these colors do not have traditional meanings like they might with visible light, but they are still indicative of the elemental composition and temperature of the material cast off by the central star as it ended its hydrogen fusing stage before transitioning to a white dwarf. I don't personally know how to analyze and determine any specifics, so I'll leave that to the real astronomers...
Processing notes: Observations do not cover the whole image. Empty areas were filled with approximated texture and random noise to greatly reduce visual distraction. These areas can be easily discerned with minimal scrutiny by zooming in and noting the obviously smooth areas. It's never my intention to "fake" any part of my images. These areas are merely added for cosmetic purposes. You can also easily see blank areas because they are devoid of stars and background galaxies. In reality, there are very few (if any) places in the sky without one or the other.
Red: MIRI/F2550W
Yellow-Green: MIRI/F1280W
Cyan: MIRI/F770W
North is about 7.42° counter-clockwise from up.
Tags: planetary nebula stars astronomy JWST infrared rings
Credit: UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck
Phobos is over the limb, can you spot it?
Download full size image (5500x3095): www.flickr.com/photos/192271236@N03/53490958899/sizes/o/
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Orbit 413 - Altitude: 20180 km
Timetag: 2023-08-14 11:00:24+00:00
Filters: f635+f546+f437
Raw Data from: sdc.emiratesmarsmission.ae
Files Name:
emm_exi_l2a_20230814T110024_0413_xos4_f635_r_v06-09.fits
emm_exi_l2a_20230814T110035_0413_xos4_f546_r_v06-09.fits
emm_exi_l2a_20230814T110055_0413_xos4_f437_r_v06-09.fits
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Credit: UAESA/MBRSC/HopeMarsMission/EXI/AndreaLuck
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Tags: Mars Phobos OlympusMons TharsisMontes NoctisLabyrinthus Hope Space Astronomy
This twisting swath of bright clouds on Jupiter's northern hemisphere was imaged by NASA's Juno spacecraft on July 16, 2018 during its P14 science pass. This is a composite of about 4 push-frame raw image sections captured in visible-light wavelengths. I don't have a precise scale for this but the entire line of bright clouds in the center is near the diameter of Earth (and possibly longer).
Tags: Jupiter Juno clouds atmosphere space
Color-composite of Atlas made from calibrated raw images captured by Cassini on April 12, 2017 in IR, green, and UV wavelengths.
Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / Cassini Imaging Team / Jason Major
Tags: cassini saturn moon nasa atlas flying saucer
Here's a rotated view (east is up) of a huge prominence which resulted in a CME during the early morning hours of June 7, 2011 as seen by NASA's SDO spacecraft. Earth to scale is shown at the top left corner.
A coronal mass ejection (CME) is the result of solar plasma caught within a loop of magnetic field from the Sun (i.e., a prominence) being blasted into space when the loop breaks. Some of the material falls back into the Sun but some is also sent out into the solar system.
It appears liquid but it is all ionized gas and charged particles controlled by magnetic fields and, of course, the Sun's powerful gravitational pull.
Courtesy of NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams. Edited by J. Major.
Watch a video of this at www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UnPYE7dvzg
Tags: SDO sun CME solar