"Day 13 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Sea of Galaxies. The James Webb Space Telescope pointed its Near-Infrared Camera toward the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223 and captured this image of hundreds of galaxies at varying distances and of different sizes, shapes, and colors-showing only a small section of the cluster."
"The James Webb Space Telescope pointed its Near-Infrared Camera toward the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223 and captured this image of hundreds of galaxies at varying distances and of different sizes, shapes, and colors-showing only a small section of the cluster. See the full advent calendar here, where a new image will be revealed each day until December 25."
The James Webb Space Telescope used its Near-Infrared Camera to observe the galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223. The resulting image contains hundreds of galaxies at varying distances and exhibiting different sizes, shapes, and colors. The photograph captures only a small section of the cluster, revealing both nearer and faint, more distant galaxies in a single field. The image is presented as Day 13 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar and is part of a series releasing a new image each day through December 25. Credits list ESA / Webb, NASA & CSA, G. Rihtaršič, and R. Tripodi.
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