File:James Webb Space Telescope image of a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud.png

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A JWST image of an area of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showing over 180,000 stars.

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English: A self-processed image of a section of the Large Magellanic Cloud. Image captured by the James Webb Space Telescope's NIRISS instrument.

Approximately 180,000 stars and >13 galaxies can be seen in this image. Brightest object is 2MASS J05221352-6923437 with a K magnitude of 10.648. Angular dimensions are ~18.9 × 18.9 arcseconds.

Coordinates: 05 21 57.303 -69 29 57.90

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  • F150W
  • F090W
Image processed in GIMP. Data downloaded from MAST, image released on the 23rd of April 2022.
Date Image released on 23-04-2022. Image processed on 17-04-2023.
Source Self-processed image, raw JWST data downloaded from MAST.
Author SpaceImplorerExplorerImplorer

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