You can have a double helping if you want to.
A second image of the famous "Pillars of Creation" has been released by the US space agency.
We get a rendering of the active star-forming region this week.
It was the observatory's Near-Infrared Camera that highlighted the location last week.
Astronomers refer to the pillar as the Eagle Nebula.
They are the focus of a lot of research. New stars are born in great clouds of gas and dust with every great telescope pointing in their direction to try to understand the physics.
The biggest and best space observatory to take in the scene is Webb, with its 6.5m wide mirror and high-fidelity sensors.
The choice of wavelength used to show the pillars is interesting.
Astronomers might use filters to make the columns translucent so that they can be seen in more detail. The thousands of young blue stars that are present were emphasized by the NIR cam.
MIri is able to take this approach on another step. The filters have chosen the wavelengths at which the dust is glowing.
Prof Mark McCaughrean, the senior advisor for science at the European, said that the image shows that mid-infrared observations are great for studying dust and complex molecule made to glow by hot stars.
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The PAHs are involved in some of the complex chemistry. These compounds have high levels of carbon. They are found on burnt toast and in the exhaust of a motor vehicle. The carbon content in the Universe is thought to be enriched by PAHs.
Scientists and engineers from 10 European countries, led by the UK, collaborated to develop MIri.
It's co-principal investigator is a professor.
It's great to see how well MIRI is doing. The director of the UK Astronomy Technology Centre said that it was producing new science information that hadn't been before.
The new image is similar to the skin of the pillars. The stars are burning through the dust and can be seen in the picture. The areas that are dark are dense and cold.
The US, European and Canadian space agencies are collaborating on a project called JAMES WEBB. It was launched in December of last year.
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