Glowing Dust of The Phantom Galaxy | James Webb Space Telescope

Glowing Dust of The Phantom Galaxy | James Webb Space Telescope

Messier 74 (also known as NGC 628 and the Phantom Galaxy) is a large spiral galaxy in the equatorial constellation Pisces. It is about 32 million light-years away from Earth. The galaxy contains two clearly defined spiral arms and is therefore used as an archetypal example of a grand design spiral galaxy. The galaxy's low surface brightness makes it the most difficult Messier object for amateur astronomers to observe. [Wikipedia]

Judy Schmidt: "Colorful glowing dust in NGC628/M74. Can confirm something dark and scary might be going on in this galaxy. 😆 Further awesomeness from Dr. Janice Lee and the PHANGS (Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS) Team's instantly public JWST program."

Technical details:

Squeezing some color out of the various filters showing all the glowing dust in the center of NGC628.

Red (screen layer mode): MIRI F2100W

Orange: MIRI F1130W

Cyan: MIRI F770W

Extra overall brightness in grayscale: MIRI F1000W

Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI

Processing: Judy Schmidt, Dr. Janice Lee & The PHANGS Team

Release Date: July 18, 2022

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