Pic of the Week: Sagittarius B2

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Image (Credit): Sagittarius B2 as captured by the JWST. (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Adam Ginsburg (University of Florida), Nazar Budaiev (University of Florida), Taehwa Yoo (University of Florida); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan (STScI))

This week’s busy image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) shows the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud, which is about 26,000 light-years away.

Here is more from NASA about the image:

Stars, gas and cosmic dust in the Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud glow in near-infrared light, captured by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). In this light, astronomers see more of the region’s diverse, colorful stars, but less of its gas and dust structure. Webb’s instruments each provide astronomers with important information that help build a more complete picture of what is happening in this intriguing portion of the center of our galaxy.