Pan video: M77

This latest Picture of the Month from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope features Messier 77 (M77), a barred spiral galaxy famous and appreciated among astronomers for its combination of relative proximity and spectacular features to study. It is located 45 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). This video shows three new images of M77 using two of Webb's instruments: NIRCam, NIRCam + MIRI, and NIRCam.

Credit:

ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, A. Leroy, N. Bartmann (ESA/Hubble)
Music: Stellardrone - Twilight

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Id:potm2604b
Release date:11 May 2026, 15:00
Duration:45 s
Frame rate:25 fps

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