data: GC-MIRI + MIRI-GC-BCKGR-1, released: 2026-04-21, processed: Cheryl Blanchard
🔭 JWST Program 1266, Macarena Garcia Marin (PI) (ESA Member) - NIRSpec & MIRI Integral-Field Spectroscopy of the Galactic Center: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
data: GC-MIRI + MIRI-GC-BCKGR-1, released: 2026-04-21
NASA, ESA, CSA/ #JWST MIRI 1130, 770, 560
Thanks, Jackie! These were great images to work on, some of my favorites.
These blazing blue explosions may be born when a compact dead star slams into a Wolf-Rayet star 🔭🧪
arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2603.23597
#LFBOT #Wolf-Rayet
Jackie, check out JWST program 4093 (Noel Richardson, PI) with four Wolf-Rayet observations. They were a joy to process last year.
Détente #caturday
Newest release of #Jupiter aurora from program 17408. Observation date 2025-10-17, but released a few days ago.
www.planetarylightshow.com/jupiter/prop...
Credit: Planetary Light Show
...like colors from the MIRI instrument
Orbital view of a cloud formation over the icy north polar cap of Mars. The main cloud formation sits in the lower part of the ice cap and appears bright white, shifting to a slightly dustier tone closer to the ice cap. It resembles cirrus like clouds, formed in patches and curved bands shaped by wind. The polar cap below shows a spiral like structure, bordered by rust colored terrain with a faint hazy appearance.
CNSA’s Tianwen-1 mission has recently released new images of Mars, including this view of the north polar cap showing a very cool cloud formation.
Full size 4K & more info: flic.kr/p/2s819o9 🔭🧪
Image Processing: Andrea Luck
Raw Images: CNSA/CLEP/PEC/MoRIC
Those are 2 images taken on 2025-08-09
Jupiter with the red spot on the lower left at mid-latitude. A white band in the middle at the equator, above this band are red bands, then thin white bands with larger white spots above/below them. Towards the poles the color gets brown with the north being in better view.
Planet #Jupiter with #Hubble WFC3 (F395N, F502N, F673N)
program: archive.stsci.edu/proposal_sea...
Observation date: 2025-10-15/16 (released today) 🔭🧪
Infrared image recorded by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on April 7, 2025, showing the dark nebula region BHR71. The study aims to map the distribution of ice in the host environments of hot protostellar coronas, revealing vibrant outflows and complex structures illuminated by forming stars in the binary system HH 320 and HH321. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc.
1/2🧵 🔭🧪 5552 BHR71 | Mapping the distribution of ices in the host environments of protostellar hot corinos | #JWST
2025-04-07
PI: Jes Jorgensen
NIRCam: F200W,F212N,F360M,F480M
Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc
#Webb #astronomy #protostellar #bok_globule #BHR71
L1 data, GAL-Center-Tile-3 & 2, program 3571, processed: C.Blanchard
Here's a look at the L1 data, with many thanks to @melina-iras07572.bsky.social for showing how to access lower levels in MAST.
data: GAL-CENTER, GAL-CENTER-Tile-2, 3, 4 & 6, five releases: 2025-05-01 to 2026-04-01, program: 3571, Dr. Farhad Yusef-Zadeh (PI) processed: C.Blanchard
These are the five panels used to create the composite.
Lastly, L1 data was overlayed to define the central region.
data: GAL-CENTER, GAL-CENTER-Tile-3, 2, 4 & 6
five releases: 2025-05-01 to 2026-04-01
NASA, ESA, CSA/ #JWST MIRI 1500, 1000, 770
This is a JWST Space Telescope near infrared image of a star forming region and a nearby protostar. A vast expanding cloud like formation fills the scene set against the dark of space dotted with countless background stars and galaxies. Parts of the cloud rise in uneven shapes that resemble ridges. The cloud appears soft and mist like with its inner regions glowing in bluish tones while the outer edges fade into warmer orange hues.
Star forming region Sharpless 305 and protostar RAFGL5232 by JWST Space Telescope NIRCam
Full 170MP image: flic.kr/p/2s6Uqff 🧪🔭
Processing: Andrea Luck CC BY
Credit: Mark McCaughrean (@markmccaughrean.bsky.social),MPIA/NASA,ESA,CSA/STScI/j.Roger ( @landru79.bsky.social)
Program 3571: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
data: GAL-CEN, GAL-CENTER-Tile - 2, 3, 4 & 6/ five releases: 2025-05-01 to 2026-04-01/ NASA, ESA, CSA/ MIRI 1500, 1000, 770/ processed: C.Blanchard
🔭 #JWST Program 3571, Dr. Farhad Yusef-Zadeh (PI) - MIRI observations of YSO candidates for Unambiguous Evidence of Star formation in the 10pc Molecular Ring Orbiting the Galactic Center Black Hole
5th and final tile of this program was recently released.
See alt for details. MIRI 1500, 1000, 770
Image of the Southern Ring Nebula (NGC 3132) captured by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on June 3, 2022. The image, taken with NIRCam and MIRI instruments, showcases the nebula’s intricate layers of glowing gas and dust, revealing the stunning beauty and complexity of this planetary nebula. Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/Jackie Branc.
1/2🧵 🔭 2733 Southern Ring Nebula | #JWST
⛏️ Digging in the archives
2022-06-03
PI: Klaus Pontoppidan
NIRCam: F356W,F212N,F405N-F444W,F187N,F090W,F444W-F470N
MIRI: F770W,F1800W,F1280W
Credit: #NASA/ #ESA/ #CSA/ #STScI/ Jackie Branc
#Webb #Nebula #RingNebula #NGC3132
I can't speak for all but I do believe most of us here processing JWST data would be happy to lend you our images.
scintillating!
data: BHR71, released: 2026-04-08, processed: C.Blanchard
🔭 JWST Program 5552 - Mapping the distribution of ices in the host environments of protostellar hot corinos: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
data: BHR71, released: 2026-04-08
NASA, ESA, CSA/ #JWST NIRCam 480, 360, 200
James #Webb Space Telescope #JWST
Mapping the distribution of ices in the host environments of protostellar hot corinos
Target: #BHR71
2025-04-07
PI: Jorgensen, Jes K.
NIRCAM 480 R 360 G 212+200 B
yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...
NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI/j. Roger
A bit of a different take on the amazing Artemis II launch footage.
Here I stitched clips from the four Solar Array Wing Cameras to make this panoramic video.
This is during the later part of the Core Stage burn until MECO and stage separation, sped up to 10x. 🔭🧪 #Artemis
Laura, your poetic art so reminds me of this observation:
bsky.app/profile/cher...
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Three images of the same region. Left is visisble and does only show a little of the outflow. Middle is infrared, showing a similar image to the JWST image. Right are the two images combined.
Old Spitzer images and press release about BHR 71: www.spitzer.caltech.edu/image/sig07-...
A blue and orange hourglass-shaped outflows with larger red outflows with a more filament and knotted structure. Both outflows are parallel to each other. A lot of blue background stars that are yellow in the area of the dark clouds, which are centered at the cores of the protostars.
Dark Nebula BHR 71 with its two protostars, launching outflows called HH 320 and HH 321 (HH = Herbig-Haro object). 🔭🧪
full-resolution image: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BH...
BHR71 | NIRCam #JWST
I already have the versions with the 4 filters; I've rarely worked with f212n, but this time it does make a slight change in the image.
In this video, I'm omitting the f360m and f480m lenses. I'll be cropping each one in the central region.
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🤖 image processing for #JWST 🔭 data (BHR71). RGB Filters: 480, 360, 200
PI: Jorgensen, Jes K., program 05552. CRVAL: 180.401801, -65.147021
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI.
