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JWST - Protostar within the dark cloud L1527 - NIRCam - Magnification and reconstruction via AI
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527, providing insight into the beginnings of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).
The protostar itself is hidden from view within the “neck” of this hourglass shape. An edge-on protoplanetary disk is seen as a dark line across the middle of the neck. Light from the protostar leaks above and below this disk, illuminating cavities within the surrounding gas and dust.
Filters and associated colour:
F200W Blue,
F335M Green
F444W Red,
F470N Orange.
Our artificial intelligence model has thoroughly reprocessed the captured image. The result is an image of 29402x30000 pixels (882.06 million pixels total).
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI
/Joseph DePasquale (STScI)/ Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI)/ Alyssa Pagan (STScI)/PipploIMP (for AI magnification and reconstruction)
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JWST - Protostar within the dark cloud L1527 - NIRCam - Magnification and reconstruction via AI
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has revealed the once-hidden features of the protostar within the dark cloud L1527, providing insight into the beginnings of a new star. These blazing clouds within the Taurus star-forming region are only visible in infrared light, making it an ideal target for Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam).
The protostar itself is hidden from view within the “neck” of this hourglass shape. An edge-on protoplanetary disk is seen as a dark line across the middle of the neck. Light from the protostar leaks above and below this disk, illuminating cavities within the surrounding gas and dust.
Filters and associated colour:
F200W Blue,
F335M Green
F444W Red,
F470N Orange.
Our artificial intelligence model has thoroughly reprocessed the captured image. The result is an image of 29402x30000 pixels (882.06 million pixels total).
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI
/Joseph DePasquale (STScI)/ Anton M. Koekemoer (STScI)/ Alyssa Pagan (STScI)/PipploIMP (for AI magnification and reconstruction)
Our Facebook Page: bit.ly/PipploFB
Our YouTube Channel: bit.ly/PipploYT