🔭🧪 JWST | HH211 Kinematics

2025-01-24

Principal Investigator: Thomas Ray
Program info: www.stsci.edu/jwst-program...
Source: yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

NIRCAM f444w,f210m,f210m,f212n

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HH211 Kinematics

TARG: #HH211
2025-01-24
PI: Ray, Thomas P.
NIRCAM (f444w-f470n f444w-f466n) R f444w G (f212n f210m f200w) B

yuval-harpaz.github.io/astro/jwst_l...

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James Webb Telescope's close-up of HH 211 reveals a mesmerizing view of young stars forming in a cosmic dance. Ready to start stargazing? Use this Telescope Finder Tool to find the perfect telescope for your journey 👉 www.telescopeadvisor.com/telescope-fi... #JamesWebb #Stargazing #Astronomy #HH211

#HH211 ⬇️ is located about 1,000 light-years from #Earth. This makes it one of the closest objects of its type ever observed. The combination of the star's young age and its relative proximity to Earth makes HH 211 a unique object of study for astronomers.
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Stunning infrared image captured by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope showing the Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211) region. The image reveals a young star's outflow with bow-shaped shock waves and a narrow bipolar jet, illustrating the dynamic processes of star formation amidst dense gas and dust clouds.

Witness the birth of a star! 🌟 NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope just captured a breathtaking image of Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), revealing a young star's dramatic outflow.
Full story here: www.jameswebbdiscovery.com/discoveries/... #JamesWebbSpaceTelescope #HH211 #StarFormation #NASA #Astronomy