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Brett Morris, PhD

Software engineer at Space Telescope Science Institute with interests in exoplanets and stellar activity.
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Peering at NGC 1300's bar and nuclear ring in the mid-infrared with JWST's MIRI.

https://flic.kr/p/2oi2inK

#JWST #astronomy

The dust of a barred spiral galaxy. There is a bright, circular ring around the center in pinkish colors. A bar extends diagonally from the central ring. Spiral arms are attached to the ends of the bar. Brighter areas are cyan, while dimmer dust appears brownish. Within the brighter areas are more spots of pink. Some small background galaxies dot the image in orange colors. A few other cyan colored dots also dot the image, probably stars.

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If you want the best #coffee near the #Seattle convention center, head to either Monorail Coffee (walk up) or Cafe Ladro (full cafe). Both a block or two away, both spectacular quality. Try some good espresso, buy some locally roasted beans
#AAS241 #AstroDon

Astronomers coming to #AAS241:

Night Lunch – Seattle's only all-astronomer rock band – is reuniting in Seattle on Jan 10 at the Sunset Tavern in Ballard, 7pm.

As Dr. Toby Smith once opined: "I might define their sound as almost piquant, but definitely non-LTE."

Tickets: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/mike-votava-and-the-ding-sunset-tavern-tickets/12776935

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/2RjqP7HqToY3Zo5jHoIt9q?si=5qjCbJSbR9yuDX09FGt6Fw&nd=1

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Happy Friday, everyone. Here's a new view from JWST's MIRI of spiral galaxy NGC 1566. The colors in this image come from the emission of dust. Hardly any stars are visible. The reddish areas correspond with star formation, though.

Data via Proposal GO 2107 / Janice Lee