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JWST sees the Cigar Galaxy

JWST sees the Cigar Galaxy
JWST sees the Cigar Galaxy The Cigar Galaxy, also known as Messier 82, shown here in a composite image of data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Light from stars are shown in blue/white, from dust in red/orange, and from hydrogen gas in yellow. NASA, ESA, CSA, Adam Smercina (STScI, Tufts), Thomas Williams (University of Manchester); Image processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI)