Heaven on Earth james webb space telescope Gas on the star gets

Gas on the star gets so hot that it escapes away into space as a stellar wind moving at over 4 million miles per hour

Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

I took several separate single photographs in order to compose a panoramic picture of that sight

Spacecraft now allow us the luxury to study these cosmic crossings at times of our choosing from unique locales across our solar system

the new camera provides a sharper view of the pillars and also presents a wider field of view

Heaven on Earth james webb space telescope Gas on the star getsIn July 2021 I flew with Florian Orth for 2 weeks to La Palma. During this time I had some plans, among others this picture. The Milky Way above the big telescope domes of the observatory of La Palma. Actually, I wanted to choose a different frame with more domes, but when I saw this stone path on the way up, which fit perfectly as a foreground, I wanted to include it and blend in. Fortunately, we were also rewarded with perfect conditions on our