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  "textContent": "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.\n\nThe new image combines Webb's ability to peer through dust with Hubble's view of glowing gas and dusty structure. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Webb spent three days photographing one beautiful galactic mess appeared first on Boing Boing.",
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