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From mcnees@mastodon.social on Mastodon: For the one year anniversary of JWST, a *magnificent* image of an active star-forming region in the Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex. About 390 lightyears away in the constellation Ophiuchus. Molecular hydogen is shown n red, lighter colored gas around the bright central star is polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. More info: https://www. nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/ webb-celebrates-first-year-of-science-with-new-image Extended description: https:// webbtelescope.org/contents/med ia/images/2023/128/01H449193V5Q4Q6GFBKXAZ3S03 Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, K. Pontoppidan (STScI) Image Processing: A. Pagan (STScI)