Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 16d This new image from #JWST is AWESOME. This is the Centaurus A galaxy seen in mid-infrared light. At the centre of this galaxy, which is 11–13 million lightyears away, is a supermassive black hole that's 55 million times the mass of our Sun. Neato!
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Man, Centaurus A has been on my list to image since I first started doing astrophotography, but my southern skies have always been a challenge.
This view is about eight arcminutes across. The image is a composite of three IR wavelengths: 5.6 μm, 7.7 μm, and 10 μm. Read more: esawebb.org/images/weic2... Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/A. Pagan/J. Depasquale/M. Garcia Marin
For those who are curious. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur...
Centaurus A's black hole jets extend millions of light-years into space. JWST's infrared view must be revealing dust patterns those jets are still carving through.
Pretty colors
is that a “barred” galaxy?
Awesome indeed! . . . unless you happen to live on planet near that center.