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Hubble and Webb Jointly Image the Cat's Head Nebula in Carina

NASA, ESA and CSA release complementary visible- and infrared-light views of a dust filament nicknamed for its feline silhouette.

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What to know

  • Hubble and Webb imaged the same small dust filament in the Carina Nebula, nicknamed the Cat's Head Nebula for its resemblance to a cat's silhouette.
  • Visible-light (Hubble) and near-/mid-infrared (Webb) views are complementary: Hubble shows an opaque dark pillar with a glowing red 'eye,' while Webb's infrared views penetrate the dust to reveal embedded stars, background galaxies, and fine filament structure.
  • The nebula's shape is thought to be carved by ultraviolet radiation and winds from nearby massive stars, a temporary configuration that will disperse as stars continue to form.

NASA Operator of the Hubble and (with ESA/CSA) James Webb telescopesESA Co-operator of Hubble and WebbSpace Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Mission science operations center for Hubble and WebbClaire Andreoli NASA Goddard Space Flight Center media contact

Hubble and Webb Jointly Image the Cat's Head Nebula in Carina
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    STScI publishes a video tour comparing the telescopes' views

    The Space Telescope Science Institute posts a visualization that glides through Hubble and Webb imagery of the same dust filament, highlighting how each wavelength exposes different structures, from the pillar's glowing 'eye' to background galaxies seen only in infrared.

    “What is lurking in the star-forming region known as the Carina Nebula? The Cat's Head Nebula!”
    — stsci.edu

    • Happy Hubble Halloween! This new image of the Cat's Head Nebula shows a star-forming region with an eerily feline resemblance. Dare to learn more? Start here:

      @NASAHubbleX8d ago2.1k▲view on X ↗
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    • nasawebb.extwitter.link

      Happy Halloween! 👻 Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, @NASAHubble and Webb have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene, which lies within the vast Carina Nebula, a diffuse star-forming region located about 7,500 light-years away from Earth.

      nasawebb.extwitter.linkBluesky7d ago99▲view on Bluesky ↗

    • Webb and Hubble telescopes watch ghostly objects appear in the Cat's Head Nebula — Space photo of the week https://www. livescience.com/space/astronom y/webb-and-hubble-telescopes-watch-ghostly-objects-appear-in-the-cats-head-nebula-space-photo-of-the-week?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into space @ space-LiveScience

      LiveScience@flipboard.comMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    NASA and ESA release Hubble-Webb images of the Cat's Head Nebula

    NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes' teams publish complementary visible-light and infrared images of a small, cat-shaped dust filament inside the Carina Nebula, 7,500 light-years from Earth, describing how stellar radiation and winds sculpt the structure during star formation.

    “Like a spectral form rising out of a cold mist, NASA's Hubble and James Webb Space Telescopes have captured a hauntingly dynamic star-forming scene.”
    — NASA

    1. 9 outlets first by NASA Science (.gov), 9d ago · also European Space Agency, NDTV, https://gnyouth.net/, ESA/Hubble, NASA, NASA (.gov) +2 · read ↗

    2. 2 outlets Exploring the Cat’s Head Nebula

      first by NASA Science (.gov), 9d ago · also Space

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