Webb spent three days photographing one beautiful galactic mess

The Cigar Galaxy is a cosmic mess: warped, dusty, furiously making stars, and apparently photogenic enough that Webb stared at it for nearly three days and produced a 223-megapixel glamour shot. The new image combines Webb's ability to peer through dust with Hubble's view of glowing gas and dusty structure. — Read the rest The post Webb spent three days photographing one beautiful galactic mess appeared first on Boing Boing.