The archetypal planetary nebula imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope now comes in two colorful versions, each showing spectacular features.
Why is it so special? Two stunning new images from the James Webb Space Telescope show one of the closest and most famous planetary nebulas in exquisite detail. Although a preview was published a few weeks ago, these new versions — one taken using JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument , and the other snapped with the telescope's Near Infrared Camera — reveal incredible detail in both the inner and outer regions of the nebulas's ring.
In the NIRCam image below, you can see intricate details of the inner ring's filament structure. Both images offer vastly more detail than a famous image of the Ring Nebula taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2013. related stories- Space photo of the week: A cosmic 'ghost' peers through the universe's past- 32 jaw-dropping James Webb Space Telescope images
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