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Video transitions between three views of the Sombrero Galaxy, by Spitzer, JWST, and Hubble. In Spitzer's view, the galaxy is an oblong, pink disk that extends from left to right at an angle (from about 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock). It has a glowing blue core over the inner disk. The outer disk appears smooth. In JWST’s view, the galaxy is a very oblong, blue disk. The galaxy has a small bright core at the center. There is clear inner disk that has speckles of stars scattered throughout. The outer disk of the galaxy is whiteish-blue, and clumpy, like clouds in the sky. In the Hubble view, the galaxy is an oblong, pale white disk with a glowing core over the inner disk. The outer disk is darker and clumpy.

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Video transitions between three views of the Sombrero Galaxy, by Spitzer, JWST, and Hubble. In Spitzer's view, the galaxy is an oblong, pink disk that extends from left to right at an angle (from about 10 o’clock to 5 o’clock). It has a glowing blue core over the inner disk. The outer disk appears smooth. In JWST’s view, the galaxy is a very oblong, blue disk. The galaxy has a small bright core at the center. There is clear inner disk that has speckles of stars scattered throughout. The outer disk of the galaxy is whiteish-blue, and clumpy, like clouds in the sky. In the Hubble view, the galaxy is an oblong, pale white disk with a glowing core over the inner disk. The outer disk is darker and clumpy.

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Kelly Lepo (kellylepo@astrodon.social)'s status on Monday, 25-Nov-2024 21:22:47 UTC Kelly Lepo

The Sombrero Galaxy, M104, as seen by Spitzer, JWST, and Hubble.
Notice the outer ring, which appears smooth in the lower-resolution Spitzer image, shows glowing clumps of dust in the mid-infrared JWST image. These same dusty clumps appear dark in the visible light Hubble image.
The dust JWST sees is made of soot-like carbon-containing molecules called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. They can indicate the presence of young star-forming regions.
More: https://webbtelescope.org/contents/news-releases/2024/news-2024-137

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