NIRCam filters capture near-infrared light,the images tend to show stars more prominently with features like diffraction spikes, as stars are brighter at shorter wavelengths. MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) Saggitarious A in unprecedented detail, including glowing cosmic dust heated by very young massive stars. The reddest area on the right half of MIRI’s image, known as Sagittarius B2 North, is one of the most molecularly rich regions known, but astronomers have never seen it with such clarity.
Sagittarius B2 Crossfade between NIRCam and MIRI filters
NIRCam filters capture near-infrared light,the images tend to show stars more prominently with features like diffraction spikes, as stars are brighter at shorter wavelengths. MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) Saggitarious A in unprecedented detail, including glowing cosmic dust heated by very young massive stars. The reddest area on the right half of MIRI’s image, known as Sagittarius B2 North, is one of the most molecularly rich regions known, but astronomers have never seen it with such clarity.