Transition video: Hubble & Webb views of Spiral Galaxy NGC 2566 in Puppis

Transition video: Hubble & Webb views of Spiral Galaxy NGC 2566 in Puppis

Spiral galaxy NGC 2566 sits 76 million light-years away in the constellation Puppis.

The first view of the galaxy shown is a new image that is a combination of data from the James Webb Space Telescope's MIRI and NIRCam instruments. It shows off NGC 2566’s well-defined spiral arms, long central bar and delicate tracery of gas, dust and stars.

The second image is an also-new image from the NASA/European Space Agency Hubble Space Telescope and shows the galaxy’s star clusters and star-forming regions, bright in visible and ultraviolet light.

Credit: ESA/Webb/Hubble, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, D. Thilker, N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb)
Duration: 30 seconds
Release Date: Dec. 18, 2024

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